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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. Very rude or insulting and likely to upset people
hoodwink
a breath of fresh air
receipt
offensive
2. Can be trusted or depended on
retail therapy
guarantee
ridiculous
reliable
3. Create a memory
devastating
capture the moment
excessive
keep abreast of...
4. 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
devastating
hoodwink
trigger
refund
5. To try very hard or to do whatever is necessary to achieve something that is important to you
go to any lengths
profitable
weird
have the edge over all other models
6. 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
a piece of cake
read through
reliable
7. Approach
go up to...
receipt
a piece of cake
tasteless
8. Badly damaging or destroying something; very effective
offensive
give sb a warm welcome
profitable
devastating
9. Made & decorated & or chosen with bad taste; slightly offensive
dull
tasteless
devastating
be taken in...
10. It is no longer considered useful or effective & because something more modern exists
outdated
offensive
give sb a warm welcome
distinctive
11. Something you buy cheaply or for less than its usual price
reliable
refund
bargain
have the edge over all other models
12. A strong desire for more food & money & power & possessions etc than you need
greed
tasteless
invoke
reliable
13. Made & decorated & or chosen with bad taste; slightly offensive
shop around
tasteless
have the edge over all other models
have the edge over all other models
14. Compare products and prices
create demand
shop around
go up to...
durable
15. Make something happen very quickly & especially a series of events
profitable
give sb a warm welcome
trigger
to upgrade
16. Something you buy cheaply or for less than its usual price
bargain
a piece of cake
to upgrade
create demand
17. Confusing & especially because there are too many choices or things happening at the same time
bewildering
at one's disposal
create demand
a piece of cake
18. Not allowing water to enter
receipt
waterproof
go up to...
out-of-this-world experience
19. Very silly or unreasonable
invoke
to upgrade
help out with
ridiculous
20. Absolutely amazing
out-of-this-world experience
run errands
read through
waterproof
21. Study
receipt
profitable
read through
offensive
22. Give advice about
greed
help out with
waterproof
bargain
23. Return
to upgrade
be taken in...
take back
refund
24. Pleasant to look at
attractive
bewildering
to upgrade
run errands
25. See if it fits
try on
at one's disposal
to upgrade
waterproof
26. Convinced or deceived
devastating
be taken in...
bewildering
bargain
27. Relax
reliable
take back
sit back
receipt
28. See if it fits
try on
outdated
attractive
reliable
29. Much more than is reasonable or necessary
excessive
guarantee
invoke
give sb a warm welcome
30. Staying in good condition for a long time & even if used a lot
to upgrade
refund
shop around
durable
31. Not allowing water to enter
go to any lengths
hoodwink
waterproof
have the edge over all other models
32. To try very hard or to do whatever is necessary to achieve something that is important to you
start off by
durable goods
go to any lengths
greed
33. Available for someone to use
34. To make sure that you know all the most recent facts or information about a particular subject or situation
greed
retail therapy
keep abreast of...
trigger
35. To make a formal written promise to repair or replace a product if it breaks within a specific period of time
compulsive
offensive
guarantee
go up to...
36. To improve something and make it more modern
to upgrade
waterproof
waterproof
hoodwink
37. Absolutely amazing
reliable
out-of-this-world experience
bewildering
durable goods
38. Too good to ignore
our offer is not to be sniffed at...
take back
invoke
capture the moment
39. To improve something and make it more modern
go up to...
bargain
to upgrade
give sb a warm welcome
40. A piece of paper that you are given which shows that you have paid for something
receipt
ring up
go up to...
durable
41. Get rid of
a piece of cake
help out with
throw away
refund
42. Very silly or unreasonable
durable
weird
ridiculous
go to any lengths
43. 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
a piece of cake
devastating
invoke
go up to...
44. Are better than
bewildering
compulsive
have the edge over all other models
out-of-this-world experience
45. Available for someone to use
46. Approach
throw away
go up to...
our offer is not to be sniffed at...
outdated
47. Phone
tasteless
ring up
hoodwink
reliable
48. Extremely easy
out-of-this-world experience
hoodwink
start off by
a piece of cake
49. 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
shop around
reliable
go to any lengths
invoke
50. Extremely easy
tasteless
a piece of cake
refund
throw away