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Consumer Society Vocab

Subject : literacy
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. To trick someone in a clever way so that you can get an advantage for yourself






2. Give advice about






3. Return






4. Badly damaging or destroying something; very effective






5. A behavior that is very difficult to stop or control






6. Relax






7. Pleasant to look at






8. Study






9. Not allowing water to enter






10. Very rude or insulting and likely to upset people






11. Absolutely amazing






12. Very silly or unreasonable






13. Make something happen very quickly & especially a series of events






14. Can be trusted or depended on






15. To try very hard or to do whatever is necessary to achieve something that is important to you






16. See if it fits






17. Something you buy cheaply or for less than its usual price






18. Return






19. Very strange and unusual & and difficult to understand or explain






20. Phone






21. Make something happen very quickly & especially a series of events






22. Convinced or deceived






23. To make a formal written promise to repair or replace a product if it breaks within a specific period of time






24. Relax






25. It is no longer considered useful or effective & because something more modern exists






26. Paying the bills & going to the post office & doing grocery shopping & other mundane activities & go on a short journey in order to do something for someone & for example delivering or collecting something for them






27. A strong desire for more food & money & power & possessions etc than you need






28. Get rid of






29. Approach






30. Extremely easy






31. Paying the bills & going to the post office & doing grocery shopping & other mundane activities & go on a short journey in order to do something for someone & for example delivering or collecting something for them






32. The act of buying things that you do not need when you are unhappy because you think it will make you feel better






33. Large things such as cars & televisions & and furniture & that you do not buy often






34. Not allowing water to enter






35. It is no longer considered useful or effective & because something more modern exists






36. Staying in good condition for a long time & even if used a lot






37. Made & decorated & or chosen with bad taste; slightly offensive






38. Producing a profit or a useful result






39. Pleasant to look at






40. Very silly or unreasonable






41. Much more than is reasonable or necessary






42. To make a particular idea & image & or feeling appear in people's minds by describing an event or situation & or by talking about a person






43. Give advice about






44. Available for someone to use






45. Very rude or insulting and likely to upset people






46. Having a special quality & character & or appearance that is different and easy to recognize






47. Producing a profit or a useful result






48. To make a formal written promise to repair or replace a product if it breaks within a specific period of time






49. To improve something and make it more modern






50. Too good to ignore