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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. Study






2. Producing a profit or a useful result






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






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






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






6. Very silly or unreasonable






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






8. Return






9. Absolutely amazing






10. Available for someone to use


11. Are better than






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






13. Get rid of






14. 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






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






16. New and original






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






18. Study






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






20. Approach






21. Very rude or insulting and likely to upset people






22. 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






23. Extremely easy






24. Convinced or deceived






25. Create a memory






26. Pleasant to look at






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






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






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






30. To improve something and make it more modern






31. Too good to ignore






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






33. Much more than is reasonable or necessary






34. Not allowing water to enter






35. Phone






36. Make people need or desire particular goods and services






37. 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






38. See if it fits






39. Compare products and prices






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






41. Badly damaging or destroying something; very effective






42. Boring; not interesting or exciting






43. Very rude or insulting and likely to upset people






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






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






46. Relax






47. Absolutely amazing






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






49. Phone






50. Are better than