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outdated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outdated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outdated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outdated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outdated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