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Consumer Society Vocab
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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. Something you buy cheaply or for less than its usual price
tasteless
greed
create demand
bargain
2. Available for someone to use
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3. See if it fits
devastating
a piece of cake
sit back
try on
4. Be friendly and helpful
tasteless
excessive
read through
give sb a warm welcome
5. Pleasant to look at
waterproof
attractive
reliable
capture the moment
6. The act of buying things that you do not need when you are unhappy because you think it will make you feel better
retail therapy
durable goods
to upgrade
durable goods
7. Begin
start off by
a piece of cake
invoke
go up to...
8. Make people need or desire particular goods and services
create demand
durable
outdated
try on
9. 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
tasteless
durable
to upgrade
refund
10. Having a special quality & character & or appearance that is different and easy to recognize
excessive
distinctive
a piece of cake
at one's disposal
11. Are better than
have the edge over all other models
tasteless
ridiculous
greed
12. Not allowing water to enter
waterproof
a breath of fresh air
distinctive
profitable
13. Badly damaging or destroying something; very effective
devastating
offensive
hoodwink
retail therapy
14. Extremely easy
distinctive
throw away
refund
a piece of cake
15. Are better than
to upgrade
tasteless
run errands
have the edge over all other models
16. Not allowing water to enter
compulsive
waterproof
refund
ridiculous
17. New and original
to upgrade
reliable
a breath of fresh air
weird
18. See if it fits
try on
receipt
read through
out-of-this-world experience
19. To try very hard or to do whatever is necessary to achieve something that is important to you
go to any lengths
durable
keep abreast of...
profitable
20. To make sure that you know all the most recent facts or information about a particular subject or situation
bargain
trigger
ridiculous
keep abreast of...
21. Can be trusted or depended on
refund
keep abreast of...
reliable
shop around
22. Very strange and unusual & and difficult to understand or explain
go to any lengths
weird
durable
run errands
23. Confusing & especially because there are too many choices or things happening at the same time
dull
bewildering
go up to...
devastating
24. New and original
our offer is not to be sniffed at...
go to any lengths
profitable
a breath of fresh air
25. Can be trusted or depended on
reliable
attractive
guarantee
help out with
26. Very rude or insulting and likely to upset people
to upgrade
offensive
trigger
refund
27. To try very hard or to do whatever is necessary to achieve something that is important to you
capture the moment
go to any lengths
read through
ridiculous
28. Return
bargain
receipt
create demand
take back
29. Relax
bewildering
sit back
outdated
durable goods
30. To make a formal written promise to repair or replace a product if it breaks within a specific period of time
attractive
guarantee
weird
read through
31. 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
trigger
sit back
run errands
take back
32. Convinced or deceived
go to any lengths
reliable
be taken in...
bewildering
33. Boring; not interesting or exciting
ring up
dull
out-of-this-world experience
at one's disposal
34. Badly damaging or destroying something; very effective
profitable
devastating
ridiculous
outdated
35. The act of buying things that you do not need when you are unhappy because you think it will make you feel better
guarantee
reliable
retail therapy
give sb a warm welcome
36. A behavior that is very difficult to stop or control
a piece of cake
to upgrade
compulsive
attractive
37. Large things such as cars & televisions & and furniture & that you do not buy often
refund
help out with
attractive
durable goods
38. It is no longer considered useful or effective & because something more modern exists
to upgrade
create demand
go to any lengths
outdated
39. 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
excessive
to upgrade
take back
40. Relax
sit back
tasteless
durable
create demand
41. Study
devastating
read through
a piece of cake
retail therapy
42. 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
invoke
bargain
give sb a warm welcome
out-of-this-world experience
43. Phone
go to any lengths
try on
excessive
ring up
44. Compare products and prices
shop around
sit back
offensive
attractive
45. Begin
a breath of fresh air
weird
read through
start off by
46. Much more than is reasonable or necessary
excessive
try on
weird
help out with
47. Producing a profit or a useful result
profitable
create demand
a breath of fresh air
our offer is not to be sniffed at...
48. It is no longer considered useful or effective & because something more modern exists
profitable
excessive
outdated
attractive
49. Boring; not interesting or exciting
go up to...
dull
bewildering
offensive
50. Absolutely amazing
devastating
out-of-this-world experience
trigger
waterproof