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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. Absolutely amazing






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






3. See if it fits






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






5. Very rude or insulting and likely to upset people






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






7. Producing a profit or a useful result






8. To improve something and make it more modern






9. Confusing & especially because there are too many choices or things happening at the same time






10. Approach






11. Boring; not interesting or exciting






12. Can be trusted or depended on






13. Very silly or unreasonable






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






15. Relax






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






17. Pleasant to look at






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






19. Be friendly and helpful






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






21. New and original






22. Absolutely amazing






23. Available for someone to use


24. Phone






25. A piece of paper that you are given which shows that you have paid for something






26. Available for someone to use


27. Convinced or deceived






28. Boring; not interesting or exciting






29. Create a memory






30. Give advice about






31. Make people need or desire particular goods and services






32. Badly damaging or destroying something; very effective






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






34. Can be trusted or depended on






35. Get rid of






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






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






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






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






40. 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






41. Not allowing water to enter






42. Too good to ignore






43. Study






44. Phone






45. Give advice about






46. A piece of paper that you are given which shows that you have paid for something






47. 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






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






49. Study






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