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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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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. A strong desire for more food & money & power & possessions etc than you need
capture the moment
greed
compulsive
sit back
2. Too good to ignore
our offer is not to be sniffed at...
tasteless
help out with
try on
3. Return
capture the moment
compulsive
our offer is not to be sniffed at...
take back
4. Get rid of
read through
devastating
throw away
offensive
5. A strong desire for more food & money & power & possessions etc than you need
out-of-this-world experience
ring up
greed
distinctive
6. Relax
dull
sit back
start off by
durable
7. See if it fits
devastating
excessive
a breath of fresh air
try on
8. To trick someone in a clever way so that you can get an advantage for yourself
hoodwink
ridiculous
attractive
guarantee
9. Get rid of
sit back
dull
throw away
tasteless
10. Too good to ignore
waterproof
our offer is not to be sniffed at...
profitable
a breath of fresh air
11. Study
durable goods
shop around
tasteless
read through
12. Make something happen very quickly & especially a series of events
trigger
out-of-this-world experience
bewildering
refund
13. 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
a piece of cake
refund
invoke
be taken in...
14. Absolutely amazing
shop around
our offer is not to be sniffed at...
retail therapy
out-of-this-world experience
15. Boring; not interesting or exciting
dull
sit back
durable
give sb a warm welcome
16. Are better than
profitable
greed
capture the moment
have the edge over all other models
17. To try very hard or to do whatever is necessary to achieve something that is important to you
trigger
help out with
devastating
go to any lengths
18. Convinced or deceived
reliable
be taken in...
outdated
ring up
19. Made & decorated & or chosen with bad taste; slightly offensive
outdated
tasteless
out-of-this-world experience
shop around
20. Make something happen very quickly & especially a series of events
bargain
devastating
trigger
try on
21. Producing a profit or a useful result
our offer is not to be sniffed at...
waterproof
take back
profitable
22. It is no longer considered useful or effective & because something more modern exists
attractive
trigger
try on
outdated
23. Compare products and prices
to upgrade
capture the moment
bewildering
shop around
24. Compare products and prices
refund
shop around
create demand
create demand
25. To make a formal written promise to repair or replace a product if it breaks within a specific period of time
waterproof
guarantee
distinctive
sit back
26. To make sure that you know all the most recent facts or information about a particular subject or situation
bargain
throw away
keep abreast of...
compulsive
27. Very strange and unusual & and difficult to understand or explain
weird
take back
sit back
attractive
28. Absolutely amazing
out-of-this-world experience
durable goods
sit back
receipt
29. To try very hard or to do whatever is necessary to achieve something that is important to you
go to any lengths
bargain
waterproof
reliable
30. Make people need or desire particular goods and services
compulsive
create demand
start off by
ring up
31. Be friendly and helpful
durable
give sb a warm welcome
outdated
bargain
32. Relax
sit back
reliable
ridiculous
devastating
33. 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
greed
hoodwink
our offer is not to be sniffed at...
refund
34. Pleasant to look at
refund
attractive
our offer is not to be sniffed at...
bargain
35. To make a formal written promise to repair or replace a product if it breaks within a specific period of time
be taken in...
start off by
guarantee
bewildering
36. Badly damaging or destroying something; very effective
guarantee
profitable
capture the moment
devastating
37. Study
invoke
a breath of fresh air
outdated
read through
38. Very silly or unreasonable
ridiculous
receipt
waterproof
take back
39. Convinced or deceived
reliable
shop around
start off by
be taken in...
40. Extremely easy
bewildering
capture the moment
a piece of cake
outdated
41. Not allowing water to enter
at one's disposal
out-of-this-world experience
guarantee
waterproof
42. Badly damaging or destroying something; very effective
durable goods
out-of-this-world experience
devastating
tasteless
43. New and original
have the edge over all other models
guarantee
out-of-this-world experience
a breath of fresh air
44. Return
take back
devastating
our offer is not to be sniffed at...
out-of-this-world experience
45. A behavior that is very difficult to stop or control
take back
try on
distinctive
compulsive
46. Create a memory
capture the moment
receipt
greed
profitable
47. Having a special quality & character & or appearance that is different and easy to recognize
compulsive
trigger
guarantee
distinctive
48. The act of buying things that you do not need when you are unhappy because you think it will make you feel better
waterproof
retail therapy
to upgrade
run errands
49. Begin
hoodwink
a breath of fresh air
start off by
bargain
50. Not allowing water to enter
waterproof
trigger
greed
tasteless