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!"
literary —adj. Craven, cowardly. —n. Coward. [medieval latin: related to *creed]
RECREATE
v. (-ting) create over again, reproduce. re-creation n.
RECUSANT
—n. Person who refuses submission to an authority or compliance with a regulation, esp. Hist. One who refused to attend services of the church of england. —adj. Of or being a recusant. recusancy n. [latin recuso refuse]
REDBRICK
adj. (of a university) founded in the 19th or early 20th c.
REDEEMER
n. - person who redeems.
- (the redeemer) christ.
REDEFINE
v. (-ning) define again or differently. redefinition n.
REDEPLOY
v. Send (troops, workers, etc.) To a new place or task. redeployment n.
