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Mystery Vocab Words
History of Mystery Vocab Words
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| accomplice | a helper or partner in a criminal act |
| alibi | an excuse (truth or lie) regarding where a person was during a crime |
| alias | an alternate identity |
| avarice | greed |
| deduction | a process of thinking, figuring out a puzzle by pulling the pieces apart and reassembling them |
| eccentric | odd, quirky, out of the norm... |
| gaunt | sunken faced |
| motive | a reason for an act |
| pseudonym | a fake name used by a writer for various reasons |
| scrutinize | to study carefully |
| sleuth | a detective |
| swanky | rich, but old rich, like antiques, etc |