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outdated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outdated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outdated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outdated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