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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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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. Phone






2. Pleasant to look at






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






4. Made & decorated & or chosen with bad taste; slightly offensive






5. To improve something and make it more modern






6. Available for someone to use


7. Compare products and prices






8. Give advice about






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






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






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






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






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






14. Very silly or unreasonable






15. Study






16. To improve something and make it more modern






17. Create a memory






18. Are better than






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






20. 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






21. Having a special quality & character & or appearance that is different and easy to recognize






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






23. Return






24. Extremely easy






25. Absolutely amazing






26. Not allowing water to enter






27. Boring; not interesting or exciting






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






29. Very rude or insulting and likely to upset people






30. Phone






31. Relax






32. Return






33. Much more than is reasonable or necessary






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






35. Get rid of






36. A behavior that is very difficult to stop or control






37. Convinced or deceived






38. Made & decorated & or chosen with bad taste; slightly offensive






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






40. Extremely easy






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






42. Badly damaging or destroying something; very effective






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






44. Not allowing water to enter






45. Begin






46. Give advice about






47. Compare products and prices






48. To make sure that you know all the most recent facts or information about a particular subject or situation






49. Boring; not interesting or exciting






50. See if it fits