Vocab list 3

James B. (United States of America)
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  1. drive-by shooting
    shooting someone from a car as it is driven past the victim
    He had seen plenty of drive-by's before.
  2. mortality
    the quality or state of being subject to death
    He questioned his mortality.
  3. inevitable
    incapable of being avoided or prevented
    His fate was inevitable.
  4. bar mitzvah
    a traditional coming-of-age ritual for Jewish boys
    The young boy enjoyed his bar mitzvah.
  5. infidel
    a person who does not acknowledge your god
    The infidels will pay for there sins.
  6. TNT
    explosive consisting of a yellow crystalline compound that is a flammable toxic derivative of toluene
    The TNT exploded and blew apart the van.
  7. shrapnel
    shell containing lead pellets that explodes in flight
    the shrapnel ripped through his body like a hot knife though butter.
  8. shock wave
    a region of high pressure travelling through a gas at a high velocity
    the shock wave knocked down the building in a instant.
  9. FBI
    a federal law enforcement agency that is the principal investigative arm of the Department of Justice
    The FBI was there in the matter of minutes.
  10. corpse
    the dead body of a human being
    the corpse lay lifeless on the ground along with the others.
Created on Tue Oct 29 12:23:26 EDT 2013

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