It was World War II, and the captain was attempting to rally the GIs on the eve of a big offensive.
"Out there," said the captain, "is your enemy. The man who has made your life miserable, who is working to destroy you; the man who has been trying to kill you day after day throughout this war."
Private Johnson jumped to his feet. "My God! The cook’s working for the Germans!"
n. (pl. -ies) unit of quantity of heat, the amount needed to raise the temperature of one gram (small calorie) or one kilogram (large calorie) of water by 1 °c. [latin calor heat]
- n. (pl. -ies) unit of quantity of heat, the amount needed to raise the temperature of one gram (small calorie) or one kilogram (large calorie) of water by 1 °c. [latin calor heat]
CALUMNY
n. (pl. -ies) slander; malicious representation. calumnious adj. [latin]
CALYPSO
n. (pl. -s) w. Indian song with improvised usu. Topical words and a syncopated rhythm. [origin unknown]
CAMBRIC
n. Fine linen or cotton fabric. [cambrai in france]
CAMPBED
n. Portable folding bed.
CAMPHOR
n. Pungent white crystalline substance used in making celluloid, medicine, and mothballs. [french ultimately from sanskrit]
CAMPION
n. Wild plant with usu. Pink or white notched flowers. [origin uncertain]
CANASTA
n. Card-game using two packs and resembling rummy. [spanish, = basket]
CANDELA
n. Si unit of luminous intensity. [latin, = candle]
CANDIDA
n. Fungus causing thrush. [latin candidus: related to *candid]
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