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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 trick someone in a clever way so that you can get an advantage for yourself
hoodwink
shop around
give sb a warm welcome
weird
2. Staying in good condition for a long time & even if used a lot
durable goods
ring up
capture the moment
durable
3. A piece of paper that you are given which shows that you have paid for something
out-of-this-world experience
reliable
attractive
receipt
4. Pleasant to look at
attractive
weird
profitable
shop around
5. Having a special quality & character & or appearance that is different and easy to recognize
sit back
excessive
distinctive
take back
6. Badly damaging or destroying something; very effective
distinctive
reliable
devastating
tasteless
7. A strong desire for more food & money & power & possessions etc than you need
ring up
ridiculous
distinctive
greed
8. 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
reliable
bewildering
capture the moment
9. Boring; not interesting or exciting
dull
distinctive
bewildering
give sb a warm welcome
10. Begin
try on
start off by
go up to...
run errands
11. 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
weird
attractive
invoke
devastating
12. It is no longer considered useful or effective & because something more modern exists
take back
outdated
profitable
sit back
13. Be friendly and helpful
bargain
give sb a warm welcome
tasteless
take back
14. Absolutely amazing
ring up
waterproof
profitable
out-of-this-world experience
15. Producing a profit or a useful result
our offer is not to be sniffed at...
profitable
a piece of cake
start off by
16. Return
greed
help out with
take back
give sb a warm welcome
17. Phone
retail therapy
invoke
ring up
be taken in...
18. Extremely easy
throw away
a piece of cake
bewildering
our offer is not to be sniffed at...
19. New and original
our offer is not to be sniffed at...
keep abreast of...
a piece of cake
a breath of fresh air
20. Make people need or desire particular goods and services
receipt
create demand
excessive
shop around
21. The act of buying things that you do not need when you are unhappy because you think it will make you feel better
be taken in...
retail therapy
excessive
sit back
22. A strong desire for more food & money & power & possessions etc than you need
weird
try on
throw away
greed
23. Made & decorated & or chosen with bad taste; slightly offensive
out-of-this-world experience
tasteless
greed
devastating
24. Compare products and prices
guarantee
keep abreast of...
bargain
shop around
25. Compare products and prices
sit back
capture the moment
shop around
devastating
26. Much more than is reasonable or necessary
bewildering
receipt
excessive
tasteless
27. Available for someone to use
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28. Much more than is reasonable or necessary
go up to...
excessive
bewildering
refund
29. Approach
go up to...
durable
refund
outdated
30. Approach
go up to...
greed
to upgrade
a piece of cake
31. Convinced or deceived
run errands
reliable
capture the moment
be taken in...
32. 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
a breath of fresh air
profitable
take back
refund
33. Boring; not interesting or exciting
shop around
have the edge over all other models
receipt
dull
34. A behavior that is very difficult to stop or control
durable
profitable
start off by
compulsive
35. Absolutely amazing
sit back
ring up
out-of-this-world experience
ring up
36. Too good to ignore
invoke
throw away
our offer is not to be sniffed at...
tasteless
37. A behavior that is very difficult to stop or control
have the edge over all other models
dull
go to any lengths
compulsive
38. Give advice about
attractive
start off by
compulsive
help out with
39. Make something happen very quickly & especially a series of events
start off by
sit back
trigger
refund
40. Very rude or insulting and likely to upset people
reliable
waterproof
offensive
help out with
41. 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
run errands
tasteless
receipt
a breath of fresh air
42. See if it fits
bewildering
durable
compulsive
try on
43. To trick someone in a clever way so that you can get an advantage for yourself
have the edge over all other models
hoodwink
out-of-this-world experience
trigger
44. Return
outdated
a breath of fresh air
give sb a warm welcome
take back
45. Something you buy cheaply or for less than its usual price
a breath of fresh air
throw away
bargain
go up to...
46. Something you buy cheaply or for less than its usual price
bargain
weird
help out with
devastating
47. Very strange and unusual & and difficult to understand or explain
shop around
a breath of fresh air
weird
offensive
48. Available for someone to use
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49. Extremely easy
a breath of fresh air
a piece of cake
start off by
trigger
50. Badly damaging or destroying something; very effective
have the edge over all other models
profitable
devastating
a piece of cake