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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. Not allowing water to enter
sit back
a piece of cake
refund
waterproof
2. Return
reliable
excessive
create demand
take back
3. A piece of paper that you are given which shows that you have paid for something
run errands
receipt
take back
read through
4. Much more than is reasonable or necessary
help out with
excessive
distinctive
guarantee
5. Study
compulsive
read through
have the edge over all other models
invoke
6. Staying in good condition for a long time & even if used a lot
durable
durable goods
receipt
invoke
7. Very silly or unreasonable
give sb a warm welcome
ridiculous
try on
offensive
8. Very rude or insulting and likely to upset people
offensive
give sb a warm welcome
bewildering
distinctive
9. Boring; not interesting or exciting
take back
help out with
retail therapy
dull
10. Large things such as cars & televisions & and furniture & that you do not buy often
take back
go to any lengths
excessive
durable goods
11. A strong desire for more food & money & power & possessions etc than you need
greed
profitable
refund
durable goods
12. Having a special quality & character & or appearance that is different and easy to recognize
attractive
distinctive
have the edge over all other models
shop around
13. Relax
have the edge over all other models
hoodwink
be taken in...
sit back
14. Made & decorated & or chosen with bad taste; slightly offensive
start off by
run errands
tasteless
offensive
15. Very rude or insulting and likely to upset people
be taken in...
bargain
profitable
offensive
16. To try very hard or to do whatever is necessary to achieve something that is important to you
bargain
go to any lengths
start off by
attractive
17. Staying in good condition for a long time & even if used a lot
weird
durable
keep abreast of...
hoodwink
18. Much more than is reasonable or necessary
offensive
go to any lengths
excessive
throw away
19. Study
hoodwink
a breath of fresh air
take back
read through
20. Begin
start off by
hoodwink
our offer is not to be sniffed at...
weird
21. Make people need or desire particular goods and services
bewildering
give sb a warm welcome
create demand
retail therapy
22. Be friendly and helpful
give sb a warm welcome
waterproof
at one's disposal
trigger
23. Absolutely amazing
outdated
sit back
retail therapy
out-of-this-world experience
24. Are better than
create demand
receipt
give sb a warm welcome
have the edge over all other models
25. Producing a profit or a useful result
out-of-this-world experience
profitable
ring up
durable goods
26. New and original
ring up
go up to...
greed
a breath of fresh air
27. Absolutely amazing
throw away
out-of-this-world experience
greed
bargain
28. 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
refund
start off by
to upgrade
waterproof
29. Very strange and unusual & and difficult to understand or explain
a breath of fresh air
attractive
weird
give sb a warm welcome
30. Extremely easy
a piece of cake
hoodwink
give sb a warm welcome
capture the moment
31. Make something happen very quickly & especially a series of events
trigger
durable
start off by
at one's disposal
32. Too good to ignore
our offer is not to be sniffed at...
be taken in...
ridiculous
start off by
33. Give advice about
attractive
take back
help out with
distinctive
34. Very strange and unusual & and difficult to understand or explain
weird
capture the moment
tasteless
outdated
35. See if it fits
try on
reliable
give sb a warm welcome
durable
36. Extremely easy
outdated
capture the moment
a piece of cake
excessive
37. Badly damaging or destroying something; very effective
greed
hoodwink
invoke
devastating
38. 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
attractive
refund
help out with
give sb a warm welcome
39. Make something happen very quickly & especially a series of events
profitable
trigger
sit back
dull
40. Not allowing water to enter
waterproof
reliable
distinctive
at one's disposal
41. A behavior that is very difficult to stop or control
have the edge over all other models
ridiculous
create demand
compulsive
42. Something you buy cheaply or for less than its usual price
greed
sit back
durable goods
bargain
43. Pleasant to look at
attractive
try on
retail therapy
read through
44. A strong desire for more food & money & power & possessions etc than you need
distinctive
outdated
at one's disposal
greed
45. 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
retail therapy
receipt
invoke
at one's disposal
46. Approach
capture the moment
throw away
go up to...
guarantee
47. Convinced or deceived
give sb a warm welcome
try on
be taken in...
attractive
48. Relax
weird
sit back
devastating
keep abreast of...
49. Approach
distinctive
excessive
go up to...
invoke
50. To improve something and make it more modern
read through
to upgrade
attractive
help out with