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Catcher #3
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| clinch | to wrap your arms around, hug |
| bosom | breast |
| boisterous | loud, noisy, rowdy |
| spontaneous | coming from a natural impluse or tendency, without effort or premeditation |
| pedagogy | teaching or the art of teaching |
| stenographer | person who specializes in taking dictation |
| bawl | to cry |
| arduous | difficult, laborious, requiring great effort |
| complicit | choosing to be involved in an illegal or immoral activity |
| eschew | to avoid, to shun, or abstain from |
| digress | to deviate from or wander away from the main topic |
| provocative | provoking, irritating, stimulating |
| aloof | reserved, indifferent, disinterested |
| diffident | shy, timid, lacking confidence |
| candid | frank, natural, without disguise, straightforward |
| condone | to overlook or tacitly approve of sth objectionable |
| elusive | evasive, hard to catch |
| ebullient | high-spirited, overflowing with enthusiasm and excitement |
| deleterious | harmful, injurious to health |
| divulge | to reveal sth secret or previously unknown |
| inane | silly, empty, lacking significance or sense |