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