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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. Make something happen very quickly & especially a series of events
our offer is not to be sniffed at...
throw away
trigger
excessive
2. A strong desire for more food & money & power & possessions etc than you need
weird
excessive
greed
devastating
3. To make sure that you know all the most recent facts or information about a particular subject or situation
reliable
keep abreast of...
sit back
go to any lengths
4. Confusing & especially because there are too many choices or things happening at the same time
shop around
go up to...
bewildering
refund
5. The act of buying things that you do not need when you are unhappy because you think it will make you feel better
keep abreast of...
a breath of fresh air
retail therapy
bargain
6. Badly damaging or destroying something; very effective
devastating
go to any lengths
refund
capture the moment
7. To trick someone in a clever way so that you can get an advantage for yourself
tasteless
hoodwink
throw away
start off by
8. Available for someone to use
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9. Are better than
shop around
trigger
try on
have the edge over all other models
10. Begin
start off by
take back
read through
go up to...
11. Phone
start off by
refund
greed
ring up
12. Very silly or unreasonable
bargain
throw away
retail therapy
ridiculous
13. Not allowing water to enter
compulsive
capture the moment
waterproof
refund
14. Convinced or deceived
be taken in...
a piece of cake
keep abreast of...
go up to...
15. Confusing & especially because there are too many choices or things happening at the same time
try on
bewildering
have the edge over all other models
receipt
16. Study
a breath of fresh air
capture the moment
go to any lengths
read through
17. Convinced or deceived
out-of-this-world experience
weird
have the edge over all other models
be taken in...
18. Pleasant to look at
take back
help out with
a breath of fresh air
attractive
19. Too good to ignore
durable
offensive
our offer is not to be sniffed at...
try on
20. To trick someone in a clever way so that you can get an advantage for yourself
capture the moment
durable
bewildering
hoodwink
21. Badly damaging or destroying something; very effective
durable goods
devastating
durable
greed
22. Give advice about
distinctive
bargain
read through
help out with
23. Make something happen very quickly & especially a series of events
throw away
ridiculous
trigger
have the edge over all other models
24. Made & decorated & or chosen with bad taste; slightly offensive
tasteless
retail therapy
a piece of cake
outdated
25. 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
durable
help out with
start off by
26. Create a memory
take back
start off by
capture the moment
go up to...
27. Something you buy cheaply or for less than its usual price
profitable
bargain
durable
to upgrade
28. Begin
our offer is not to be sniffed at...
trigger
ring up
start off by
29. Get rid of
ring up
profitable
throw away
weird
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
outdated
distinctive
invoke
offensive
31. Having a special quality & character & or appearance that is different and easy to recognize
be taken in...
bargain
capture the moment
distinctive
32. A piece of paper that you are given which shows that you have paid for something
profitable
have the edge over all other models
receipt
offensive
33. It is no longer considered useful or effective & because something more modern exists
keep abreast of...
outdated
a breath of fresh air
invoke
34. Too good to ignore
bewildering
refund
retail therapy
our offer is not to be sniffed at...
35. 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
attractive
run errands
keep abreast of...
go up to...
36. Study
go to any lengths
keep abreast of...
read through
ridiculous
37. Relax
sit back
give sb a warm welcome
bewildering
a breath of fresh air
38. Approach
help out with
go up to...
go to any lengths
shop around
39. To improve something and make it more modern
greed
outdated
at one's disposal
to upgrade
40. To make sure that you know all the most recent facts or information about a particular subject or situation
keep abreast of...
sit back
to upgrade
help out with
41. New and original
bargain
ridiculous
weird
a breath of fresh air
42. Producing a profit or a useful result
start off by
sit back
bargain
profitable
43. Producing a profit or a useful result
profitable
greed
ring up
be taken in...
44. Much more than is reasonable or necessary
devastating
read through
excessive
dull
45. Be friendly and helpful
durable
give sb a warm welcome
shop around
offensive
46. Made & decorated & or chosen with bad taste; slightly offensive
be taken in...
distinctive
tasteless
read through
47. Relax
excessive
receipt
sit back
ridiculous
48. Boring; not interesting or exciting
bargain
capture the moment
dull
a piece of cake
49. Approach
a breath of fresh air
go up to...
take back
ring up
50. Can be trusted or depended on
retail therapy
reliable
bewildering
refund