week2 day 1 / day 2 / day 3 / day 4 /day 5

week2 day 1
laconic : expressing much in few words
throng : crowd
intrepid : brave
accost : to approach and speak to
reticent : silent
week2 day 2
furtive : secret,stealthy
felon : a person guilty of a major crime
plethora : excess
hapless : unfortunate
irate : angry, incensed
week2 day 3
pretext : an excuse
fabricate : to lie ; to construct
adroit : skillful
gesticulate : move the arms energetically
vigilant : watchful
week2 day 4
avid : eager
cajole : coax
rudimentary : elementary
enhance : intensify, heighten
nuance : slight variation in meaning, tone, etc.
week2 day 5
the sword of Damocles : any imminent danger
Pyrrhic victory : a too costly victory
a wet blanket : one who spoils the fun
to beard the lion : to visit and oppose a person on his own grounds

The Best Laid Plans
Gloria Rogers overslept and then had to sprint to catch the same Greyhound Bus that she boarded on the last Thursday of every month. After a three-hour uneventful ride, she finally arrived at the bus terminal where a courtesy van was ready to transport bus passengers to Visitors Day at the State Penitentiary.
Although Gloria tried to act casual , she was more than a little nervous. Her boyfriend,Art, a convicted felon, had managed to gain admittance to the prison's hospital on the pretext of having a gall bladder attack. Under her own slacks and bulky sweater , Gloria was wearing a set of clothes that she removed in the hospital bathroom and passed on to Art. He planned to use them after making his escape in the back of the prison ambulance that was packed outside his ward.
Art had spelled out his escape plan during Gloria's last visit, spending an hour trying to cajole her into being his accomplice. All that she had to do was appear to have a seizure. Then she would fabricate a story about her epilepsy while Art, with the smuggled clothes concealed under his prison bathrobe, would slip out of the ward during the excitement. Unfortunately for the schemers,a vigilant hospital guard spotted Art climbing into the rear of the ambulance and quickly foiled the escape attempt. The result was that Art had three years added to his sentence and Gloria was imprisoned for her role in the misadventure.