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Mystery Terms
Question | Answer |
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alibi | an excuse that an accused person uses to show that he/she was somewhere else than at the scene of the crime |
breakthrough | an advance or discovery that helps solve a crime |
clue | a fact or object that helps to solve mysteries |
crime | an act committed in violation of the law |
deduce | to infer by logical reasoning |
detective | a person who investigates crimes and gathers information |
evidence | something, such as a witness statement or object that is used as proof in a crime |
hunch | a guess or feeling not based on known facts |
motive | an inner drive that causes a person to do something or act in a certain way |
mystery | something that is secret and unknown |
plot | the arrangement of incidents in a story |
purloin | to steal or filch |
red herring | something that is used to divert attention from the basic issue |
setting | the time, place, environment, and surrounding circumstances of a story |
sleuth | another name for a detective |
suspect | a person who is suspected of a crime |
victim | someone who is harmed or suffers some loss |
witness | someone who saw or can give a firsthand account of something |