Feeling

Question 1

heart-rending

Answer 1

(adj.) pitiful

Eg: heart-rending

Question 2

sinister

Answer 2

(adj. ) frightening, threatening

eg: No matter how sinister the developments in Russia

Question 3

erroneous

Answer 3

fallacious

Question 4

incredulity

Answer 4

(n. ) disbelief, dubiety

eg: The claim invites incredulity

Question 5

subterfuge

Answer 5

(n. ) deceit used in order to achieve one’s goal

eg: If that is so, subterfuge is taken to new heights

Question 6

disconsolate

Answer 6

(adj.) dispirited, unhappy, discouraged

Eg: She left Abby looking disconsolate

Question 7

lassistude

Answer 7

(n. ) exhaustion, lethargy, weariness

eg: The lassitude displayed by these children is worrying.

Question 8

irate

Answer 8

(adj.) extremely angry, furious, enraged

Eg: Do you feel irate when you see food being wasted?

Question 9

lamentable

Answer 9

(adj.) very unsatisfactory or disappointing

Question 10

melancholy

Answer 10

(adj. ) sad, depressed

eg: casting a melancholy mood over space research at the time

Question 11

malaise

Answer 11

(n.) feeling of unease, depression, melancholy

Eg: She is offering her help to people with malaise

Question 12

nonplussed

Answer 12

(adj.) confused, bewildered, baffled, so surprised by something that you do not know what to do

Eg: Many people all over the world are nonplussed that such experiments are being allowed due to ethical reasons.

Question 13

morose

Answer 13

(adj.) very unhappy, bad-tempered

Eg: More people will then feel less morose.

Question 14

nostalgic

Answer 14

(adj.) sentimental, wistful

Eg: Improvements in technology are taking place at a rapid rate making some people feel nostalgic about the simple past

Question 15

macabre

Answer 15

(adj.) ghastly, morbid, grisly, gruesome

Eg: DNA fingerprinting has been used to solve many crimes, some of which are particularly macabre.

Question 16

neurotic

Answer 16

(adj.) fearful, unreasonably anxious or afraid

Eg: The recent assassination of his half-bro Kim Jong Nam is believed to have been engineered by North Korea and shows how neurotic the North Korean leader is.

Question 17

ominous

Answer 17

(adj.) threatening, menacing

Eg: The investigation is ominous

Question 18

overwrought

Answer 18

(adj.) very upset, nervous, worried

Eg: causing families of the victims to be overwrought

Question 19

daunting

Answer 19

(adj.) frightening in a way that makes you feel less confident, intimidating

Eg: Despite global challenges and economic uncertainty, Ms Lagarde is dauntless

Question 20

disconcerting

Answer 20

(adj. ) disturbing, bewildering, perplexing, alarming

eg: It is disconcerting that each day, 36 ppl in SG are told that they have cancer.

Question 21

disconsolate

Answer 21

(adj. ) feeling extremely sad or hopeless

eg: In the past, human was short-lived due to a lack of medication leaving many disconsolate.

Question 22

ebullient

Answer 22

(adj. ) happy and excited, cheerful, lively

eg: children who are formerly ebullient become withdrawn and retreat into their own worlds

Question 23

ecstatic

Answer 23

(adj. ) feeling very happy and excited, overjoyful

eg: While victims are ecstatic when pretty women approach them on social media

Question 24

effusive

Answer 24

(adj. ) showing strong excited feelings, over enthu

eg: An effusive welcome

Question 25

elated

Answer 25

(adj. ) extremely happy and excited, overjoyed, thrilled. delighted eg: Players are elated when they win a game.

Question 26

falter

Answer 26

(v. ) hesitate, waver | eg: The less privileged should be helped so that they do not falter.

Question 27

ferocious

Answer 27

(adj. ) violent, dangerous, frightening, cruel | eg: The ferocious dog attached the policemen.

Question 28

fervour

Answer 28

(adj. ) enthusiasm, eagerness | eg: The fervour of the crowd on National Day is heart-warming.

Question 29

pandemonium

Answer 29

(n. ) chaos, mayhem, frightened or confused | eg: In Dec 2016, the battle of Aleppo which caused great pandemonium

Question 30

penitent

Answer 30

(adj. ) remorseful. repentant, contrite | eg: a penitent expression

Question 31

addictive

Answer 31

compulsive, habitual

Question 32

feel better

Answer 32

improves our mood/ lifts our spirit/ cheers us up

Question 33

flurried

Answer 33

(adj. ) confused; nervous; excited | eg: The mother with the four little children looked extremely flurried as she did her shopping.

Question 34

flustered

Answer 34

(adj. ) confused and nervous | eg: Seeing that she looked flustered, a kind lady helped to carry her groceries.

Question 35

sombre

Answer 35

(adj.) sad and serious; solemn; grave Eg: prematurely announced the sombre news that...

Question 36

seething

Answer 36

(adj.) extremely angry; furious; irate; livid Eg: Hate speech or defamatory fake news leaves readers who believe them seething with anger

Question 37

foreboding

Answer 37

(n.) a feeling that sth very unpleasant is going to happen, apprehension Eg: there is a sense of foreboding with children warned to stay indoors late at night

Question 38

forlorn

Answer 38

(adj.) seeming lonely and unhappy; dejected Eg: to ease Eco hardship for other believers so that nobody is forlorn

Question 39

fretful

Answer 39

(adj.) nervous, anxious, worried, esp about small things Eg: she becomes fretful every time there is a major examination

Question 40

furore

Answer 40

(n.) a sudden expression of anger or excitement Eg: his father's furore shocked the entire family

Question 41

sublime

Answer 41

(adj.) inspiring, uplifting Eg: she received a standing ovation for her sublime performance at the Royal Conservatory of Music

Question 42

outrage

Answer 42

(v.) infuriate Eg: the remarks outraged the president

Question 43

ebb

Answer 43

(v.) emotion gradually decrease Eg: my enthusiasm was ebbing away

Question 44

equanimity

Answer 44

(n.) calmness; composure Eg: maintaining his equanimity

Question 45

euphoric

Answer 45

(adj.) feeling very happy and excited Eg: they were filled with euphoria when they learnt that they had clinched the award

Question 46

exuberant

Answer 46

(adj.) enthusiastic; excited Eg: the kindergarten students are always exuberant

Question 47

callous

Answer 47

(adj. ) cold-blooded | eg: His callous comments about the murder makes me shivers.

Question 48

careworn

Answer 48

(adj. ) tired and unhappy because of prolong worry | eg: a careworn expression

Question 49

caricature

Answer 49

(n. ) 諷刺畫 | (v. )　mock

Question 50

elixir

Answer 50

(n.) mixture Eg: elixir of hope and change

Question 51

catharsis

Answer 51

(n. ) the purifying of the emotions by arts | eg: Music is a means of catharsis for them

Question 52

caustic

Answer 52

(adj. ) sarcastic | eg: the players were making the caustic comments about the referring

Question 53

marvelous

Answer 53

(adj. ) splendid; amazing | eg: the marvelous technological toys are worth playing with.

Question 54

acclaim

Answer 54

(v. ) 歡呼 | eg: the conference was acclaimed as a considrable success

Question 55

impassive

Answer 55

(adj. ) not feeling or showing emotion; ecpressionless | eg: his cold and impassive face

Question 56

imperturtable

Answer 56

(adj. ) unable to updet or excited; composed; placid; composed eg: an imperturbable tranquility