The general went out to find that none of his GIs were there. One finally ran up, panting heavily.
"Sorry, sir! I can explain, you see I had a date and it ran a little late. I ran to the bus but missed it, I hailed a cab but it broke down, found a farm, bought a horse but it dropped dead, ran 10 miles, and now I"m here."
The general was very skeptical about this explanation but at least he was here so he let the G.I. go.
Moments later, eight more GIs came up to the general panting, he asked them why they were late.
"Sorry, sir! I had a date and it ran a little late, I ran to the bus but missed it, I hailed a cab but it broke down, found a farm, bought a horse but it dropped dead, ran 10 miles, and now I"m here."
The general eyed them, feeling very skeptical but since he let the first guy go, he let them go, too.
A ninth GI jogged up to the general, panting heavily. "Sorry, sir! I had a date and it ran a little late, I ran to the bus but missed it, I hailed a cab but..."
"Let me guess," the general interrupted, "it broke down."
"No," said the G.I., "there were so many dead horses in the road, it took forever to get around them."
adj. Careless of duty; lax, negligent. [latin: related to *remit]
REMOLD
(brit. Remould) —v. - mould again; refashion.
- re-form the tread of (a tyre). —n. Remoulded tyre.
REMOTE
adj. (remoter, remotest) 1 far away, far apart, distant.
- isolated; secluded.
- distantly related (remote ancestor).
- slight, faint (a remote hope; not the remotest chance).
- aloof; not friendly. remotely adv. Remoteness n. [latin remotus: related to *remove]
- control n. - control of an apparatus from a distance by means of signals transmitted from a radio or electronic device.
- such a device.
REMOVE
—v. (-ving) 1 take off or away from the place occupied.
- a convey to another place; change the situation of. B get rid of; dismiss.
- cause to be no longer present or available; take away (privileges were removed).
- (in passive; foll. By from) distant or remote in condition (country is not far removed from anarchy).
- (as removed adj.) (esp. Of cousins) separated by a specified number of steps of descent (a first cousin twice removed = a grandchild of a first cousin). —n. - degree of remoteness; distance.
- stage in a gradation; degree (several removes from what i expected).
- form or division in some schools. removable adj. [latin removeo -mot-]
RENAME
v. (-ming) name again; give a new name to.
RENDER
v. - cause to be or become (rendered us helpless).
- give or pay (money, service, etc.), esp. In return or as a thing due.
- (often foll. By to) a give (assistance). B show (obedience etc.). C do (a service etc.).
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