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outdated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outdated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outdated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outdated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outdated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outdated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outdated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