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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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1. Convinced or deceived
take back
be taken in...
attractive
weird
2. Having a special quality & character & or appearance that is different and easy to recognize
a piece of cake
devastating
distinctive
bewildering
3. Make something happen very quickly & especially a series of events
trigger
a piece of cake
distinctive
start off by
4. Relax
sit back
attractive
bewildering
attractive
5. Return
greed
take back
bargain
to upgrade
6. Made & decorated & or chosen with bad taste; slightly offensive
try on
our offer is not to be sniffed at...
capture the moment
tasteless
7. Make people need or desire particular goods and services
tasteless
create demand
trigger
give sb a warm welcome
8. Convinced or deceived
read through
be taken in...
help out with
have the edge over all other models
9. Absolutely amazing
take back
out-of-this-world experience
reliable
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
profitable
retail therapy
excessive
go to any lengths
11. Study
dull
guarantee
read through
weird
12. Create a memory
help out with
capture the moment
shop around
greed
13. 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
ring up
take back
sit back
14. Absolutely amazing
shop around
create demand
reliable
out-of-this-world experience
15. Compare products and prices
dull
distinctive
shop around
durable goods
16. Having a special quality & character & or appearance that is different and easy to recognize
distinctive
run errands
greed
a breath of fresh air
17. Phone
take back
hoodwink
reliable
ring up
18. A behavior that is very difficult to stop or control
ridiculous
trigger
compulsive
guarantee
19. The act of buying things that you do not need when you are unhappy because you think it will make you feel better
read through
retail therapy
invoke
attractive
20. A strong desire for more food & money & power & possessions etc than you need
guarantee
reliable
greed
refund
21. Be friendly and helpful
give sb a warm welcome
shop around
retail therapy
offensive
22. To trick someone in a clever way so that you can get an advantage for yourself
offensive
be taken in...
distinctive
hoodwink
23. Large things such as cars & televisions & and furniture & that you do not buy often
give sb a warm welcome
durable goods
be taken in...
devastating
24. See if it fits
hoodwink
guarantee
try on
bargain
25. Staying in good condition for a long time & even if used a lot
guarantee
durable
throw away
ring up
26. Can be trusted or depended on
go to any lengths
reliable
hoodwink
outdated
27. Begin
start off by
at one's disposal
durable goods
compulsive
28. Extremely easy
a piece of cake
read through
outdated
have the edge over all other models
29. Approach
keep abreast of...
run errands
go up to...
sit back
30. Very rude or insulting and likely to upset people
keep abreast of...
start off by
offensive
retail therapy
31. Very silly or unreasonable
ridiculous
durable goods
start off by
retail therapy
32. Something you buy cheaply or for less than its usual price
devastating
go to any lengths
bargain
take back
33. New and original
a breath of fresh air
attractive
profitable
retail therapy
34. Available for someone to use
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35. Begin
trigger
help out with
profitable
start off by
36. To make sure that you know all the most recent facts or information about a particular subject or situation
keep abreast of...
at one's disposal
devastating
retail therapy
37. 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
greed
help out with
reliable
refund
38. It is no longer considered useful or effective & because something more modern exists
outdated
capture the moment
waterproof
sit back
39. Boring; not interesting or exciting
throw away
profitable
dull
compulsive
40. It is no longer considered useful or effective & because something more modern exists
greed
durable goods
outdated
durable
41. Much more than is reasonable or necessary
throw away
at one's disposal
shop around
excessive
42. A strong desire for more food & money & power & possessions etc than you need
run errands
greed
dull
our offer is not to be sniffed at...
43. To make a formal written promise to repair or replace a product if it breaks within a specific period of time
distinctive
a piece of cake
capture the moment
guarantee
44. To make a formal written promise to repair or replace a product if it breaks within a specific period of time
sit back
tasteless
profitable
guarantee
45. Not allowing water to enter
bewildering
waterproof
a breath of fresh air
capture the moment
46. Be friendly and helpful
receipt
give sb a warm welcome
ring up
durable
47. To make sure that you know all the most recent facts or information about a particular subject or situation
refund
compulsive
attractive
keep abreast of...
48. Are better than
have the edge over all other models
invoke
hoodwink
offensive
49. Get rid of
have the edge over all other models
attractive
throw away
reliable
50. Make something happen very quickly & especially a series of events
start off by
take back
to upgrade
trigger