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outdated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outdated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