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