WEEK 2: Day 1 & 2

• laconic - /lə kon´ ik/
• throng - /thrông/
• intrepid - /in trep´ id/
• accost - /ə kôst/
• reticent - /ret´ ə sənt/
• furtive - /fėr´ tiv/
• felon - /fel´ ən/
• hapless - /hap´ lis/
• irate - /ī´ rāt/ or /ī rāt´/
• laconic - matipid magsalita, on point magsalita
• throng - a large crowd of people, siksikan, kakapalan ng tao, maraming tao
• intrepid - matapang, walang takot
• accost - to speak to someone in a rude or insulting way, especially in a public place
• reticent - hindi umiimik, walang imik
• furtive - sly, secretive, or clandestine, especially in a dishonest or unethical way, palihim
• felon - kriminal
• hapless - malungkot
• irate - angry, upset, annoyed, annoying, irritated, annoying, magagalit, nagagalit
• Casting a furtive glance over his shoulder, the felon slipped out the main prison gate to be swallowed up in the British fog. A plethora of escapes from supposedly secure prisons embarrassed the hapless wardens. To compound* their problems, the officials were badgered* by irate citizens who accused the guards of accepting bribes from convicts whose motto was: “Stone walls do not a prison make, nor iron bars a cage.”
• Calvin Coolidge, our thirtieth president, was named “Silent Cal” by reporters because of his laconic speech. One Sunday, after Mr. Coolidge had listened to an interminable* sermon, a throng of newsmen gathered around him. An intrepid reporter accosted the Chief Executive: “Mr. President, we know that the sermon was on the topic of sin. What did the minister say?” “He was against it,” the reticent Coolidge replied.