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MVMS Eng 7 Mystery
Vocabulary from Mystery and suspense unit
Question | Answer |
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detective | someone who helps solve a mystery |
suspect (n.) | someone who is thought to have committed a crime |
suspect (v.) | to consider to be true or probable |
alibi | to claim or excuse of innocence |
clue | a fact or object that helps solve a mystery |
red herring | a false clue that distracts from the solution of a mystery |
victim | someone who is harmed by a crime |
mood | a state of mind or feeling; the tone of a literary work |
motive | a reason for committing a crime |
solve | to find the answer or solution to a problem |
accomplice | someone who assists in the committing of a crime |
foreshadowing | to indicate something before it happens |
modus operandi | the pattern of behavior of someone when committing a crime |
flashback | a section of a literary work that interrupts the sequence of events to relate an event from an earlier time |
mystery | anything that is kept secret or remains unexplained or unknown |
suspense | a condition of mental uncertainty or excitement as in waiting for a decision or outcome usually accompanied by anxiety |