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Mystery Vocab. #2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| abduction | illegal enticing or carrying away of a person |
| akimbo | with hands on hips and elbows bent outwards |
| anomalous | inconsistent with common order, form, or rule; irregular, abnormal |
| bedlam | state of wild uproar and confusion; madhouse or asylum |
| brouhaha | episode involving excitement, turmoil, confusion; a hullabaloo |
| cadaverous | of or like a corpse; pale, ghastly; haggard and thin |
| culpable | deserving blame or censure, blameworthy |
| deleterious | injurious to health, harmful |
| ennui | utter boredom, lack of interest, lassitude |
| grisly | causing a shudder or feeling of horror, gruesome |
| heinous | hateful, odious, abominable, reprehensible |
| jejune | dull, insipid; immature, childish; deficient |
| mausoleum | magnificent tomb, burial place; gloomy, depressing building |
| mawkish | overly emotional, maudlin; characterized by sickly scent, nauseating |
| sleuth | gumshoe, detective, investigator, private eye |