Unit 1 Vocab Set 1 - Consumerism

___________, or the perceived need to purchase in excess of one's basic needs, has positive and negative effects.

Some may say that advertisers ________ unwitting consumers.

Answer explanation

take advantage of

(The same word fits in BOTH blanks. Write that word once.)

As consumerist tendencies _______, the rate at which natural resources were depleted ______ as well.

The latest fashion ______ are always changing.

If someone is obsessed with material collecting goods, then they are very __________.

I bought a new phone on sale. It was a _____!

Even too much of a good thing can cause trouble.

Anything in _____ can be a problem.

An _______, which aims to persuade you to make a purchase, in any number of places in your day-to-day life.

Textiles, also known as ______, are a very common material to use in the creation of clothing and upholstered furniture.