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Consumer Society Vocab
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Subject
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literacy
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Badly damaging or destroying something; very effective
devastating
receipt
guarantee
bewildering
2. Compare products and prices
outdated
shop around
capture the moment
attractive
3. Phone
durable
ring up
be taken in...
hoodwink
4. Producing a profit or a useful result
ring up
profitable
help out with
trigger
5. Be friendly and helpful
help out with
give sb a warm welcome
compulsive
attractive
6. Very rude or insulting and likely to upset people
a piece of cake
offensive
to upgrade
at one's disposal
7. Approach
retail therapy
go up to...
durable goods
a piece of cake
8. To try very hard or to do whatever is necessary to achieve something that is important to you
start off by
ring up
go to any lengths
invoke
9. A strong desire for more food & money & power & possessions etc than you need
be taken in...
receipt
greed
our offer is not to be sniffed at...
10. To try very hard or to do whatever is necessary to achieve something that is important to you
give sb a warm welcome
a breath of fresh air
go to any lengths
outdated
11. Badly damaging or destroying something; very effective
go up to...
hoodwink
attractive
devastating
12. Available for someone to use
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13. A strong desire for more food & money & power & possessions etc than you need
devastating
greed
attractive
help out with
14. Study
durable
read through
waterproof
trigger
15. An amount of money that is given back to you if you are not satisfied with the goods or services that you have paid for
profitable
waterproof
ridiculous
refund
16. Relax
bewildering
sit back
hoodwink
durable
17. An amount of money that is given back to you if you are not satisfied with the goods or services that you have paid for
refund
help out with
our offer is not to be sniffed at...
have the edge over all other models
18. Confusing & especially because there are too many choices or things happening at the same time
durable goods
capture the moment
bewildering
durable
19. To improve something and make it more modern
durable
to upgrade
receipt
our offer is not to be sniffed at...
20. To trick someone in a clever way so that you can get an advantage for yourself
ridiculous
out-of-this-world experience
receipt
hoodwink
21. 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
have the edge over all other models
tasteless
invoke
keep abreast of...
22. Pleasant to look at
attractive
have the edge over all other models
distinctive
bargain
23. Very rude or insulting and likely to upset people
our offer is not to be sniffed at...
take back
offensive
receipt
24. Begin
hoodwink
receipt
start off by
bewildering
25. Staying in good condition for a long time & even if used a lot
durable
trigger
waterproof
greed
26. Make people need or desire particular goods and services
shop around
ridiculous
read through
create demand
27. Something you buy cheaply or for less than its usual price
go to any lengths
start off by
bargain
try on
28. It is no longer considered useful or effective & because something more modern exists
outdated
our offer is not to be sniffed at...
greed
compulsive
29. Something you buy cheaply or for less than its usual price
give sb a warm welcome
trigger
bargain
run errands
30. The act of buying things that you do not need when you are unhappy because you think it will make you feel better
excessive
throw away
retail therapy
give sb a warm welcome
31. Absolutely amazing
give sb a warm welcome
waterproof
out-of-this-world experience
dull
32. Give advice about
read through
greed
waterproof
help out with
33. Available for someone to use
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34. Relax
sit back
capture the moment
our offer is not to be sniffed at...
at one's disposal
35. Very silly or unreasonable
start off by
ridiculous
profitable
compulsive
36. Very silly or unreasonable
ridiculous
trigger
compulsive
go to any lengths
37. To make a formal written promise to repair or replace a product if it breaks within a specific period of time
be taken in...
devastating
guarantee
ring up
38. Much more than is reasonable or necessary
excessive
refund
ridiculous
shop around
39. Get rid of
offensive
throw away
help out with
create demand
40. It is no longer considered useful or effective & because something more modern exists
attractive
sit back
outdated
offensive
41. To trick someone in a clever way so that you can get an advantage for yourself
hoodwink
sit back
out-of-this-world experience
outdated
42. Return
take back
invoke
dull
capture the moment
43. New and original
dull
our offer is not to be sniffed at...
a breath of fresh air
devastating
44. Staying in good condition for a long time & even if used a lot
outdated
greed
durable
dull
45. To make a formal written promise to repair or replace a product if it breaks within a specific period of time
guarantee
waterproof
ridiculous
capture the moment
46. A piece of paper that you are given which shows that you have paid for something
sit back
have the edge over all other models
receipt
invoke
47. Extremely easy
be taken in...
a piece of cake
durable goods
go to any lengths
48. Convinced or deceived
compulsive
be taken in...
help out with
create demand
49. Boring; not interesting or exciting
bewildering
dull
offensive
distinctive
50. Made & decorated & or chosen with bad taste; slightly offensive
compulsive
take back
tasteless
throw away