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Detective Fiction Vocabulary Review
Detective Fiction Vocabulary Review
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Vocabulary from Introduction of Unit, Murders in the Rue Morgue, and The Speckled Band
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Define deduction.
The end of the story, in which the problem is solved
Essential details are offered in such a way that they seem unimportant
Clues left by the author as to possible outcomes
The process of using reasoning to arrive at a conclusion
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Define plethora
rudeness
social
a list
excess
3
Reticence is an antonym for secrecy
True
False
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Define motive.
A piece of potential evidence that leads us to false conclusions
A person who may have committed a crime
The reason a person might have committed a crime
The person who did commit the crime
5
Define zealous
give into
attacker
supposition
passionate
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What are clues left by the author as to possible outcomes?
Hidden evidence
Exposition
Clue
Foreshadowing
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Define conjecture
a conclusion without basis
a list
excess
outbreak
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Define climax.
The setting is established and characters are introduced
The problem in the story; this event or issue causes the events to happen
The most exciting and pivotal part, in which a major change occurs
The process of using reasoning to arrive at a conclusion
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Define inconceivable
secret
unimaginable
prominent
unable to overcome
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A gregarious creature might be a social one
False
True
11
Insurmountable means...
unimaginable
unable to overcome
reunion or restoration
behavior that shows a lack of judgment
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Define impertinence
attacker
rudeness or lack of respect
outbreak
passion
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Define witness.
A person who saw a crime take place
A person who was negatively affected by a crime
A person who may have committed a crime
A person who did commit a crime
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Define perpetrator.
A person who may have committed a crime
A person who did commit a crime
A person who saw a crime take place
A person who was negatively affected by a crime
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A clue is a potential piece of evidence.
False
True
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What are essential details are offered in such a way that they seem unimportant?
Inferences
Hidden Evidence
Foreshadowing
Clues
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In which part of the story is the problem solved?
Climax
Resolution
Conflict
Exposition
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Define victim.
A person who was negatively affected by a crime
A person who did commit a crime
A person who saw a crime take place
A person who may have committed a crime
19
Reconciliation and disagreement are synonyms
True
False
20
Define exposition.
The setting is established and characters are introduced
Clues left by the author as to possible outcomes
The end of the story where the problem is resolved
The most exciting and pivotal part of the story
21
Erased is a synonym for effaced
False
True
22
Define suspect.
A person who may have committed a crime
A person who was negatively affected by a crime
A person who saw a crime take place
A person who did commit a crime
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Assailant and attacker are antonyms
True
False
24
To enumerate means to list something
True
False
25
Garrulous and talkative are antonyms
False
True
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What is a piece of potential evidence that leads us to false conclusions?
Clue
Foreshadowing
Hidden Evidence
Red Herring
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Epidemic and resolution are synonyms
True
False
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Define premonition
hateful
reunion or restoration
intuition
erased
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Define obtrusive
social
prominent
talkative
secrecy
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Define indiscretion
Unable to overcome
Reunion or restoration
Behavior that shows a lack of judgment
Intuition
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Define alibi.
A conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reason
Clues left by the author as to possible outcomes
A reason why a suspect could not have committed a crime
•A potential piece of evidence
32
A surmise is a(n) ...
outbreak
attacker
secret
guess
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Define abhorrent
Hateful
Secret
Unimaginable
Talkative
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What is a conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reason?
Red Herring
Deduction
Inference
Alibi
