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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. Phone
try on
bewildering
greed
ring up
2. Not allowing water to enter
refund
waterproof
compulsive
capture the moment
3. To try very hard or to do whatever is necessary to achieve something that is important to you
go up to...
go to any lengths
throw away
a piece of cake
4. See if it fits
invoke
try on
receipt
guarantee
5. To improve something and make it more modern
durable goods
reliable
capture the moment
to upgrade
6. A strong desire for more food & money & power & possessions etc than you need
take back
greed
refund
retail therapy
7. Pleasant to look at
have the edge over all other models
attractive
guarantee
go to any lengths
8. Boring; not interesting or exciting
sit back
reliable
dull
our offer is not to be sniffed at...
9. Convinced or deceived
profitable
have the edge over all other models
be taken in...
greed
10. Absolutely amazing
refund
retail therapy
dull
out-of-this-world experience
11. To make a formal written promise to repair or replace a product if it breaks within a specific period of time
guarantee
a breath of fresh air
waterproof
throw away
12. Give advice about
help out with
offensive
go to any lengths
bargain
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
trigger
tasteless
refund
our offer is not to be sniffed at...
14. Get rid of
run errands
a piece of cake
shop around
throw away
15. Pleasant to look at
throw away
bewildering
attractive
a breath of fresh air
16. Very strange and unusual & and difficult to understand or explain
weird
have the edge over all other models
guarantee
trigger
17. Extremely easy
offensive
a piece of cake
attractive
weird
18. To improve something and make it more modern
go to any lengths
to upgrade
bewildering
invoke
19. New and original
bewildering
a breath of fresh air
ridiculous
at one's disposal
20. Much more than is reasonable or necessary
be taken in...
excessive
invoke
be taken in...
21. To trick someone in a clever way so that you can get an advantage for yourself
a breath of fresh air
shop around
hoodwink
ridiculous
22. Compare products and prices
at one's disposal
shop around
start off by
offensive
23. Very rude or insulting and likely to upset people
keep abreast of...
capture the moment
go to any lengths
offensive
24. Having a special quality & character & or appearance that is different and easy to recognize
give sb a warm welcome
have the edge over all other models
compulsive
distinctive
25. New and original
take back
weird
go to any lengths
a breath of fresh air
26. To trick someone in a clever way so that you can get an advantage for yourself
hoodwink
capture the moment
excessive
dull
27. Begin
start off by
throw away
devastating
a breath of fresh air
28. Very rude or insulting and likely to upset people
out-of-this-world experience
offensive
ring up
guarantee
29. Much more than is reasonable or necessary
start off by
excessive
waterproof
compulsive
30. 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
invoke
tasteless
durable goods
guarantee
31. Begin
have the edge over all other models
devastating
keep abreast of...
start off by
32. Staying in good condition for a long time & even if used a lot
durable
shop around
our offer is not to be sniffed at...
retail therapy
33. Large things such as cars & televisions & and furniture & that you do not buy often
durable goods
a piece of cake
shop around
have the edge over all other models
34. To try very hard or to do whatever is necessary to achieve something that is important to you
to upgrade
at one's disposal
our offer is not to be sniffed at...
go to any lengths
35. Make people need or desire particular goods and services
trigger
excessive
create demand
have the edge over all other models
36. A strong desire for more food & money & power & possessions etc than you need
excessive
greed
to upgrade
devastating
37. A behavior that is very difficult to stop or control
offensive
take back
compulsive
profitable
38. Return
read through
take back
excessive
dull
39. Give advice about
durable
retail therapy
greed
help out with
40. 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
outdated
refund
greed
ring up
41. See if it fits
trigger
dull
try on
start off by
42. Make people need or desire particular goods and services
go up to...
ring up
create demand
start off by
43. A piece of paper that you are given which shows that you have paid for something
waterproof
receipt
reliable
shop around
44. Producing a profit or a useful result
profitable
retail therapy
devastating
attractive
45. Compare products and prices
shop around
outdated
outdated
have the edge over all other models
46. Be friendly and helpful
give sb a warm welcome
outdated
try on
hoodwink
47. Having a special quality & character & or appearance that is different and easy to recognize
devastating
reliable
run errands
distinctive
48. Available for someone to use
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49. Badly damaging or destroying something; very effective
devastating
offensive
capture the moment
trigger
50. Too good to ignore
our offer is not to be sniffed at...
tasteless
start off by
start off by