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Mystery Terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Accomplice | Partner in a criminal act. |
| Alibi | A lie told to cover up where a person really was during a crime |
| Alias | An alternate identity |
| Avarice | Greed |
| Deduction | A logical process of thinking |
| Eccentric | Odd, quirky |
| Gaunt | Sunken face |
| Motive | The reason behind an act |
| Pseudonym | Fake name |
| Scrutinize | To study carefully |
| Sleuth | A detective |
| Swanky | An older kind of rich |
| Irony | The unexpected |
| Foreshadowing | A hint at something to come in the future |
| Red Herrings | Something that throws the detective off track |