Objects

Question 1

miniature

Answer 1

(adj.) very tiny, small, diminutive

Eg: It was too minuscule for transplant to a rat.

Question 2

multitude

Answer 2

(n.) very large no of ppl or things, horde

Eg: 3D printing has an multitude of uses

Question 3

nocturnal

Answer 3

(adj.) active at night, happening at night

Eg: A surveillance dragnet of 314 CCTV cameras will be built around Singapore’s shoreline from 2016 as part of the Police Coast Guard’s efforts to boost its detection of intruders, especially nocturnal ones

Question 4

felicitous

Answer 4

(adj. ) well-chosen and suitable, appropriate, suitable

eg: Descendants make felicitous offerings before paying homage to their ancestors.

Question 5

exorbitant

Answer 5

(adj.) excessive, sky-high

Eg: our time is worth the exorbitant prices

Question 6

embellish

Answer 6

(v. ) to add on little beautifying details; decorate; elaborate
eg: despite embellishing the truth

Question 7

statuesque

Answer 7

(adj.) large and beautiful in a formal way; stately; elegant

Eg: the Merlion at Sentosa looks statuesque

Question 8

garish

Answer 8

(adj.) brightly coloured in a way that is unpleasant to look at

Eg: You will be the centre of attention when you wear that garish outfit

Question 9

entranced

Answer 9

(adj.) engrossed; spellbound

Eg: everyone loves to sit in front of the TV set entranced by what they see on the screen

Question 10

cameo

Answer 10

(n.) 寶石

Question 11

malleable

Answer 11

(adj. ) piable; ductile

eg: a malleable metal can be beaten into a sheet

Question 12

impervious

Answer 12

(adj. ) impermeable
eg: an impervious layer of basaltic clay

(adj. ) unable to be affected by
eg: he worked, apparently impervious to the heat

Question 13

implode

Answer 13

(v. ) collapse or cause to collapse violently inwards

eg: both the windows had imploded