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Mystery Terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |