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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. To improve something and make it more modern
devastating
durable
to upgrade
hoodwink
2. To trick someone in a clever way so that you can get an advantage for yourself
shop around
give sb a warm welcome
retail therapy
hoodwink
3. Absolutely amazing
outdated
capture the moment
out-of-this-world experience
tasteless
4. Too good to ignore
our offer is not to be sniffed at...
ridiculous
excessive
a breath of fresh air
5. Absolutely amazing
create demand
shop around
out-of-this-world experience
at one's disposal
6. Confusing & especially because there are too many choices or things happening at the same time
ring up
bewildering
reliable
trigger
7. 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
invoke
capture the moment
our offer is not to be sniffed at...
8. Approach
a breath of fresh air
go up to...
attractive
durable
9. 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
take back
guarantee
refund
weird
10. Can be trusted or depended on
try on
out-of-this-world experience
durable goods
reliable
11. Producing a profit or a useful result
durable
to upgrade
profitable
refund
12. Make people need or desire particular goods and services
to upgrade
a breath of fresh air
ridiculous
create demand
13. Much more than is reasonable or necessary
excessive
keep abreast of...
shop around
bewildering
14. Boring; not interesting or exciting
hoodwink
waterproof
dull
a breath of fresh air
15. To try very hard or to do whatever is necessary to achieve something that is important to you
devastating
distinctive
go to any lengths
a piece of cake
16. Extremely easy
a piece of cake
excessive
attractive
our offer is not to be sniffed at...
17. Confusing & especially because there are too many choices or things happening at the same time
receipt
devastating
bewildering
invoke
18. Too good to ignore
profitable
go to any lengths
our offer is not to be sniffed at...
give sb a warm welcome
19. Study
at one's disposal
read through
dull
profitable
20. Phone
ring up
bargain
greed
compulsive
21. Get rid of
at one's disposal
out-of-this-world experience
ridiculous
throw away
22. Made & decorated & or chosen with bad taste; slightly offensive
tasteless
shop around
receipt
keep abreast of...
23. Return
refund
take back
invoke
offensive
24. To try very hard or to do whatever is necessary to achieve something that is important to you
capture the moment
invoke
go to any lengths
be taken in...
25. The act of buying things that you do not need when you are unhappy because you think it will make you feel better
retail therapy
devastating
go to any lengths
give sb a warm welcome
26. 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
throw away
refund
a breath of fresh air
profitable
27. To make a formal written promise to repair or replace a product if it breaks within a specific period of time
tasteless
at one's disposal
guarantee
durable
28. Pleasant to look at
a piece of cake
excessive
attractive
a breath of fresh air
29. Make people need or desire particular goods and services
create demand
to upgrade
hoodwink
ridiculous
30. Very silly or unreasonable
at one's disposal
take back
devastating
ridiculous
31. Available for someone to use
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32. Pleasant to look at
attractive
at one's disposal
go up to...
shop around
33. Give advice about
weird
create demand
help out with
trigger
34. Not allowing water to enter
keep abreast of...
capture the moment
a breath of fresh air
waterproof
35. Compare products and prices
to upgrade
at one's disposal
shop around
throw away
36. Having a special quality & character & or appearance that is different and easy to recognize
receipt
a breath of fresh air
read through
distinctive
37. Having a special quality & character & or appearance that is different and easy to recognize
compulsive
tasteless
a breath of fresh air
distinctive
38. Be friendly and helpful
devastating
give sb a warm welcome
reliable
run errands
39. Very strange and unusual & and difficult to understand or explain
a piece of cake
start off by
weird
attractive
40. To make sure that you know all the most recent facts or information about a particular subject or situation
hoodwink
excessive
ridiculous
keep abreast of...
41. To improve something and make it more modern
to upgrade
trigger
dull
shop around
42. Very silly or unreasonable
ridiculous
profitable
shop around
bargain
43. Convinced or deceived
have the edge over all other models
be taken in...
a piece of cake
try on
44. Badly damaging or destroying something; very effective
bargain
devastating
be taken in...
attractive
45. Be friendly and helpful
durable goods
ring up
weird
give sb a warm welcome
46. Boring; not interesting or exciting
dull
attractive
our offer is not to be sniffed at...
hoodwink
47. Create a memory
refund
go to any lengths
go to any lengths
capture the moment
48. Large things such as cars & televisions & and furniture & that you do not buy often
receipt
to upgrade
sit back
durable goods
49. Extremely easy
bewildering
outdated
start off by
a piece of cake
50. Phone
sit back
profitable
greed
ring up