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Mystery Terms
Question | Answer |
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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 |