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outdated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