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






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






3. Too good to ignore






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






5. See if it fits






6. New and original






7. Be friendly and helpful






8. Begin






9. Much more than is reasonable or necessary






10. Approach






11. See if it fits






12. Create a memory






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






14. Producing a profit or a useful result






15. To trick someone in a clever way so that you can get an advantage for yourself






16. Producing a profit or a useful result






17. Begin






18. Study






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






20. Get rid of






21. Are better than






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






23. Convinced or deceived






24. Something you buy cheaply or for less than its usual price






25. Extremely easy






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






27. Make people need or desire particular goods and services






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






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






30. Be friendly and helpful






31. Very silly or unreasonable






32. It is no longer considered useful or effective & because something more modern exists






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






34. To improve something and make it more modern






35. Can be trusted or depended on






36. To trick someone in a clever way so that you can get an advantage for yourself






37. Boring; not interesting or exciting






38. Can be trusted or depended on






39. Large things such as cars & televisions & and furniture & that you do not buy often






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






41. Absolutely amazing






42. Pleasant to look at






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






44. Too good to ignore






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






46. Compare products and prices






47. Are better than






48. To improve something and make it more modern






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






50. Make people need or desire particular goods and services