Destination C1/C2 – Unit 20 – Vocabulary Test 2 Welcome to your Destination C1/C2 - Unit 20 - Vocabulary Test 2 Tên: Lớp: SĐT: authority a piece of paper or other material that gives you information about the object it is attached to the moral or legal right or ability to control permission or agreement an order, especially one given by a soldier bully the person who owns, cares for, and controls an animal a leader who has complete power in a country and has not been elected by the people disagreements or fighting between different groups of people someone who hurts or frightens someone else, often over a period of time, and often forcing them to do something that they do not want to do conquer to take control or possession of foreign land, or a group of people, by force to make people obey a law, or to make a particular situation happen or be accepted to remove or take away someone or something to officially force a rule, tax, punishment, etc. to be obeyed or received controversy not good, or not as good as someone or something else the thing that is being discussed, considered, or studied a lot of disagreement or argument about something, usually because it affects or is important to many people not willing to do something and therefore slow to do it dominate to frighten or threaten someone, usually in order to persuade them to do something that you want them to do to make people obey a law, or to make a particular situation happen or be accepted to excuse someone or something from a duty, payment, etc. to have control over a place or person enforce to take control or possession of foreign land, or a group of people, by force to make people obey a law, or to make a particular situation happen or be accepted to remove or take away someone or something to help someone or something to be free exempt to excuse someone or something from a duty, payment, etc. to officially refuse to allow something to be the king or queen of a country to make something stronger impose feeling that you have the right to do or have what you want without having to work for it or deserve it, just because of who you are to fight against something or someone that is attacking you to give or offer something for a decision to be made by others to officially force a rule, tax, punishment, etc. to be obeyed or received intimidate to limit the movements or actions of someone, or to limit something and reduce its size or prevent it from increasing to excuse someone or something from a duty, payment, etc. to frighten or threaten someone, usually in order to persuade them to do something that you want them to do to give or offer something for a decision to be made by others liberate to take control or possession of foreign land, or a group of people, by force to have control over a place or person to officially force a rule, tax, punishment, etc. to be obeyed or received to help someone or something to be free master a member of the government in Britain and many other countries who is in charge of a particular department or has an important position in it a leader who has complete power in a country and has not been elected by the people someone who hurts or frightens someone else, often over a period of time, and often forcing them to do something that they do not want to do the person who owns, cares for, and controls an animal monarch a leader who has complete power in a country and has not been elected by the people the thing that is being discussed, considered, or studied a king or queen a large group of people who live together in an organized way, making decisions about how to do things and sharing the work that needs to be done. All the people in a country, or in several similar countries, can be referred to as a society reign to make something stronger to officially refuse to allow something to help someone or something to be free to be the king or queen of a country reluctant better than average or better than other people or things of the same type not willing to do something and therefore slow to do it feeling that you have the right to do or have what you want without having to work for it or deserve it, just because of who you are influenced by or based on personal beliefs or feelings, rather than based on facts restrict a member of the government in Britain and many other countries who is in charge of a particular department or has an important position in it to limit the movements or actions of someone, or to limit something and reduce its size or prevent it from increasing someone who hurts or frightens someone else, often over a period of time, and often forcing them to do something that they do not want to do a large group of people who live together in an organized way, making decisions about how to do things and sharing the work that needs to be done. All the people in a country, or in several similar countries, can be referred to as a society subject permission or agreement the moral or legal right or ability to control the thing that is being discussed, considered, or studied a piece of paper or other material that gives you information about the object it is attached to submit to make someone less confident, less powerful, or less likely to succeed, or to make something weaker, often gradually to give or offer something for a decision to be made by others to officially refuse to allow something to order someone to come to or be present at a particular place, or to officially arrange a meeting of people superior influenced by or based on personal beliefs or feelings, rather than based on facts considered normal, and having or using ideas, beliefs, etc. that are accepted by most people able to be easily physically or mentally hurt, influenced, or attacked better than average or better than other people or things of the same type unrest pleasant and kind disagreements or fighting between different groups of people to treat someone in an intentionally unfair way, especially because of their race, sex, beliefs, etc. permission or agreement vulnerable able to be easily physically or mentally hurt, influenced, or attacked not good, or not as good as someone or something else better than average or better than other people or things of the same type spoken or physical behaviour that is threatening or involves harm to someone or something advocate to officially get rid of a law, system, practice, etc to publicly support a particular policy or way of doing things to make something less painful, severe or serious to prove in a court of law that someone is guilty of a crime bureaucracy a protest in which workers show that they disagree with a policy of their employer, for example by striking an organisation to which you give money so that it can give money and help to people who are poor or ill, or who need advice and support a large organisation such as a bank, hospital, university or prison a complicated and annoying system of rules and processes class something that makes people decide not to do something by making them realise that something unpleasant could happen to them the art, buildings, traditions and beliefs that a society considers important to its history and culture the people who live in an area one of the groups into which people in a society are divided according to their family background, education, job or income convict to officially get rid of a law, system, practice, etc to prove in a court of law that someone is guilty of a crime to publicly support a particular policy or way of doing things to make something less painful, severe or serious deterrent changes intended to make the prison system fairer or more effective a complicated and annoying system of rules and processes someone who is in prison because they have committed a crime dishonest or illegal behaviour by officials or people in positions of power, especially when they accept money in exchange for doing things for someone immigration one of the groups into which people in a society are divided according to their family background, education, job or income a large organisation such as a bank, hospital, university or prison the art, buildings, traditions and beliefs that a society considers important to its history and culture a complicated and annoying system of rules and processes institution a protest in which workers show that they disagree with a policy of their employer, for example by striking an unreasonable opinion or feeling, especially the feeling of not liking a particular group of people a large organisation such as a bank, hospital, university or prison a complicated and annoying system of rules and processes prejudice an unreasonable opinion or feeling, especially the feeling of not liking a particular group of people the government of a country a law or set of laws an organisation to which you give money so that it can give money and help to people who are poor or ill, or who need advice and support privileged changes intended to make the prison system fairer or more effective the art, buildings, traditions and beliefs that a society considers important to its history and culture having advantages and opportunities that other people do not have, because you have a lot of money or high social status the people who live in an area state a law or set of laws the government of a country the art, buildings, traditions and beliefs that a society considers important to its history and culture an unreasonable opinion or feeling, especially the feeling of not liking a particular group of people conquer /ˈkɔːŋ.kər/ /kɒŋ.'kər/ /ˈkɒŋ.kər/ /kɔːŋ.'kər/ enforce /ɪnˈfəʊs/ /ɪnˈfɔːs/ /enˈfɔːs/ /enˈfəʊs/ intimidate /ɪnˈtɪm.ə.deɪt/ /ɪnˈtɪm.ɪ.deɪt/ /ɪnˈtaɪm.ɪ.deɪt/ /ɪnˈtaɪm.ə.deɪt/ monarch /ˈməʊn.lʌk/ /ˈməʊn.ək/ /ˈmɒn.lʌk/ /ˈmɒn.ək/ restrict /rɪˈstrɪkt/ /reˈstraɪkt/ /reˈstrɪkt/ /rɪˈstraɪkt/ superior /suːˈpɪə.ri.ər/ /sʊˈpe.ri.ər/ /suːˈpe.ri.ər/ /sʊˈpɪə.ri.ər/ vulnerable /ˈvʊl.niər.ə.bəl/ /ˈvʌl.nər.ə.bəl/ /ˈvʌl.niər.ə.bəl/ /ˈvʊl.nər.ə.bəl/ victimise /ˈvɪk.tə.maɪz/ /ˈvɪk.tə.mɪz/ /ˈvɪk.tɪ.mɪz/ /ˈvɪk.tɪ.maɪz/ undermine /ˌʌn.dʌˈmaɪn/ /ˌun.dʌˈmaɪn/ /ˌʌn.dəˈmaɪn/ /ˌun.dəˈmaɪn/ exempt /ɪɡˈzempt/ /eɡˈzempt/ /eɡˈzɪmpt/ /ɪɡˈzɪmpt/ single out to choose one person or thing from a group for special attention, especially criticism or praise be elected for a political job To drag, haul, or force someone or something from place to place make something happen,especially to cause changes in a situation get off to start doing a job or being responsible for something that another person did or had responsibility for before to intentionally fail to meet someone when you said you would, especially someone you were starting to have a romantic relationship with not be punished severely or at all for something you have been accused of in court; have a particular period of time as a holiday; send something, for example in the post stop asking for something or stop saying that you will do something,because, a lot of people oppose you crack down on stop competing or arguing and accept that you cannot win; if you give in to something, you can no longer control the feeling of wanting it to attack or criticize someone who has attacked or criticized you start dealing with someone or something much more strictly crackdown stop asking for something or stop saying that you will do something,because, a lot of people oppose you get in to choose not to be part of an activity or to stop being involved in it to finally agree to what someone wants, after refusing for a period of time to attack or criticize someone who has attacked or criticized you be elected for a political job take over stop asking for something or stop saying that you will do something,because, a lot of people oppose you to finally agree to what someone wants, after refusing for a period of time to start doing a job or being responsible for something that another person did or had responsibility for before to choose not to be part of an activity or to stop being involved in it opt out to remove or stop using something gradually or in stages start dealing with someone or something much more strictly crackdown not be punished severely or at all for something you have been accused of in court; have a particular period of time as a holiday; send something, for example in the post to choose not to be part of an activity or to stop being involved in it back down stop asking for something or stop saying that you will do something,because, a lot of people oppose you To drag, haul, or force someone or something from place to place make something happen,especially to cause changes in a situation to finally agree to what someone wants, after refusing for a period of time blend in to talk to someone as if they are less intelligent than you or not important if someone or something blends in, they are similar to the other people, objects to choose one person or thing from a group for special attention, especially criticism or praise be elected for a political job pull around if someone or something blends in, they are similar to the other people, objects start dealing with someone or something much more strictly crackdown stop asking for something or stop saying that you will do something,because, a lot of people oppose you To drag, haul, or force someone or something from place to place lock up be elected for a political job to finally agree to what someone wants, after refusing for a period of time to remove or stop using something gradually or in stages to talk to someone as if they are less intelligent than you or not important hit back to attack or criticize someone who has attacked or criticized you start dealing with someone or something much more strictly crackdown make something happen,especially to cause changes in a situation to start doing a job or being responsible for something that another person did or had responsibility for before give in stop competing or arguing and accept that you cannot win; if you give in to something, you can no longer control the feeling of wanting it if someone or something blends in, they are similar to the other people, objects To drag, haul, or force someone or something from place to place to choose one person or thing from a group for special attention, especially criticism or praise bring about to remove or stop using something gradually or in stages stop competing or arguing and accept that you cannot win; if you give in to something, you can no longer control the feeling of wanting it to intentionally fail to meet someone when you said you would, especially someone you were starting to have a romantic relationship with make something happen,especially to cause changes in a situation phase out to choose one person or thing from a group for special attention, especially criticism or praise to remove or stop using something gradually or in stages to attack or criticize someone who has attacked or criticized you to intentionally fail to meet someone when you said you would, especially someone you were starting to have a romantic relationship with stand up to to attack or criticize someone who has attacked or criticized you to choose not to be part of an activity or to stop being involved in it to start doing a job or being responsible for something that another person did or had responsibility for before to intentionally fail to meet someone when you said you would, especially someone you were starting to have a romantic relationship with talk down to make something happen,especially to cause changes in a situation to talk to someone as if they are less intelligent than you or not important to choose one person or thing from a group for special attention, especially criticism or praise start dealing with someone or something much more strictly crackdown Hòa lẫn blend in get in opt up Bring about Thôi dần không dùng cái gì opt out phase out single out take over Đầu hàng Give on Give in Give out Give off Ngừng tham gia single out hit back opt out get off get/have your way punish someone in your own way without involving the police or the courts, often by doing something illegal yourself use your influence in order to get something you want or to help someone, especially when this is unfair punish someone very severely be allowed to have or do what you want the powers that be completely controlled by someone else gain/get/have/take control or advantage over a person or situation the people who control a situation be allowed to have or do what you want take the law into your own hands punish someone in your own way without involving the police or the courts, often by doing something illegal yourself ignore a problem or an unpleasant situation and hope that it will disappear used for saying that you should accept other people's beliefs and way of life, even if they are very different from your own punish someone very severely live and let live used for saying that you should accept other people's beliefs and way of life, even if they are very different from your own ignore a problem or an unpleasant situation and hope that it will disappear use your influence in order to get something you want or to help someone, especially when this is unfair the people who control a situation red tape completely controlled by someone else used for saying that you should accept other people's beliefs and way of life, even if they are very different from your own documents, rules or processes that cause delays ignore a problem or an unpleasant situation and hope that it will disappear pull (a few) strings ignore a problem or an unpleasant situation and hope that it will disappear use your influence in order to get something you want or to help someone, especially when this is unfair completely controlled by someone else punish someone very severely gain/get/have/take the upper hand completely controlled by someone else punish someone in your own way without involving the police or the courts, often by doing something illegal yourself gain/get/have/take control or advantage over a person or situation documents, rules or processes that cause delays throw the book at sb punish someone in your own way without involving the police or the courts, often by doing something illegal yourself ignore a problem or an unpleasant situation and hope that it will disappear punish someone very severely used for saying that you should accept other people's beliefs and way of life, even if they are very different from your own bury your head in the sand ignore a problem or an unpleasant situation and hope that it will disappear used for saying that you should accept other people's beliefs and way of life, even if they are very different from your own be allowed to have or do what you want the people who control a situation under sb's thumb documents, rules or processes that cause delays the people who control a situation completely controlled by someone else be allowed to have or do what you want Người nắm quyền gain/get/have/take the upper hand pull (a few) strings take the law into your own hands the powers that be Nhờ tay trong gain/get/have/take the upper hand pull (a few) strings under sb's thumb take the law into your own hands Dĩ hòa vi quý throw the book at sb live and let live he powers that be bury your head in the sand Hoàn toàn bị kiểm soát red tape under sb's thumb bury your head in the sand live and let live Thay trời hành đạo the powers that be get/have your way take the law into your own hands gain/get/have/take the upper hand Nhắm mắt làm ngơ under sb's thumb bury your head in the sand get/have your way live and let live Trừng phạt, răn dạy. throw the book at sb take the law into your own hands red tape live and let live Làm những gì mình muốn take the law into your own hands get/have your way the powers that be bury your head in the sand Có quyền hạn quyết định under sb's thumb gain/get/have/take the upper hand pull (a few) strings red tape Quan liêu take the law into your own hands bury your head in the sand live and let live red tape red tape /rəd teɪp/ /rɛd teɪp/ /rəd tep/ /rɛd tep/ take the law into your own hands /teɪk ðə lɔː ˈɪntuː jɔːr əʊn hʌndz/ /teɪk ðə lɔː ˈɪntuː jɒr əʊn hændz/ /teɪk ðə lɒ ˈɪntuː jɔːr əʊn hændz/ /teɪk ðə lɔː ˈɪntuː jɔːr əʊn hændz/ get/have your way /ɡɛt/hʌv jɒ weɪ/ /ɡɛt/hʌv jɔː weɪ/ /ɡɛt/hæv jɔː weɪ/ /ɡɛt/hæv jɒ weɪ/ pull (a few) strings /pʊl (ə fjuː) strɪŋs/ /pʊl (ʌ fjuː) strɪŋs/ /pʊl (ʌ fjuː) strɪŋz/ /pʊl (ə fjuː) strɪŋz/ the powers that be /ðə ˈpaʊəz ðʌt biː/ /ðə ˈpaʊəs ðæt biː/ /ðə ˈpəʊəz ðæt biː/ /ðə ˈpaʊəz ðæt biː/ live and let live /lɪv ʌnd lɛt lɪv/ /lɪv end lɛt lɪv/ /lɪv æn lɛt lɪv/ /lɪv ænd lɛt lɪv/ throw the book at sb /θrəʊ ðʌ bʊk æt sb/ /θrəʊ ðə bʊk æt sb/ /θrəʊ ðə bʊk ʌt sb/ /θraʊ ðə bʊk ʌt sb/ bury your head in the sand /ˈbjuri jɔː hɛd ɪn ðə sænd/ /ˈbɛri jɔː hɛd ɪn ðə sænd/ /ˈbjuri jɔː hɛd ɪn ðə sʌnd/ /ˈbɛri jɔː hɛd ɪn ðə sʌnd/ under sb's thumb /ˈʌndə sb's θʊm/ /ˈʌndə sb's θæm/ /ˈʊndə sb's θʌm/ /ˈʌndə sb's θʌm/ gain/get/have/take the upper hand /ɡeɪn/ɡɛt/hæv/teɪk ði ˈʌpə hænd/ /ɡeɪn/ɡɛt/hʌv/teɪk ði ˈʌpə hænd/ /ɡeɪn/ɡɛt/hæv/teɪk ðe ˈʌpə hænd/ /ɡeɪn/ɡɛt/hæv/teɪk ði ˈʌpə hʌnd/ Word formation For guidance on what is and is not ______, they rely on computers and rules. permissible permissiveness permissive permission Word formation I'm sure that all of us have experienced the feeling of being ______ when dealing with government employees. powerful overpower powerless empower Word formation Under the current administration, the number of governmental personnel is growing ______. significance significantly significant signify Word formation I concur with Jack Turner that using government funds for this purpose is a ______ waste. criminally criminal criminalise criminality Word formation Based on rules and technology, they act in an ______ way. officious officiate official office Word formation ______ are necessary in every country, but far too many of them have institutionalized and grown rigid. institutionalise institution institutional institutionalised Word formation There is a need to take action because our nation has what is ______ the largest civil service in the region. arguable argument arguably argumentative Word formation The ______ opinion is that it's time for this prime minister to step down. predominantly predominant domination domineering Word formation - Please relax! Nothing about the scenario justifies acting in such an ______ manner! aggressive aggressor aggressiveness aggression Word formation Following the recent civil war, crime rates have skyrocketed and the nation is essentially ______. ungovernable governess governmental goverment Word formation While some people perform their duties ______, others only follow the letter of the law. dutiful duty duties dutifully Word formation Much of the content on television these days offends and is ______, in my opinion. immoral immorality amorally amoral Word formation His claim that we really only need a third of them is, in my opinion, ______. dissuade persuasive persuasiveness persuasion Word formation Her comments lead me to believe that Katie harbors ______ toward Black people. unprejudiced prejudiced prejudices prejudicial Word formation Although you may think this is ______, the council does take this issue extremely seriously. significant significance insignificant insignificance Word formation Such consensus between the opposition and the GOVERNING party is uncommon. governing ungovernable governmental government Word formation With a ______ kick, Peter launched the ball over the wall. mightly mighty might mightily Word formation Verity's ______ behavior at school earned her a medal. example exemplification exemplify exemplary Word formation You may deduct ______ donations from your taxes, did you know that? charitableness charitable charitably charity Word formation Many residents in the neighborhood have been living in ______ since the plant shuttered. hardy hardly harden hardship Word formation I'm aware of my achievement, but I had to work extremely ______ to get to this point. hard harden hardy hardly Word formation The growing number of civil servants, in my opinion, is a good ______ of their priorities. indicative indicate indication indicator Word formation Sometimes Lois can be very ______ and doesn't appear to consider the opinions of others. argument arguably argumentative unarguable Word formation If there hadn't been some sort of ______, I'm confident Scott wouldn't have hit the other boy. provocative provocatively provocation provoking Word formation It appears that you are going to receive a promotion—I'm merely letting you know this ______. officiate officious unofficially officialdom 1 out of 115