Mystery and Landlady Vocab Review

How is interrogating different from questioning?

Define theory

What part of speech is the word brisk? Example: The brisk boy ran across the soccer field and scored a goal.

What is a suspect?

What part of speech is the word sleuth? Example: The sleuth was known as one of the best detectives in town.

What does sleuthing mean? Example: He was sleuthing for clues.

What is the part of speech of the word briskly. Example: He walked briskly down the hall.

What part of speech is the word compel? Ex: He compelled me to walk across the narrow bridge.

What is a red herring?

What part of speech is the word witness? Ex: The witness took the stand and explained what she saw at the crime scene.

What is an alibi?

What word means: fast, quick, and with energy?

What part of speech is the word dotty? Ex: The dotty man made some strange comments and wore a funny hat to work.

What part of speech is the word theory? Ex: He had an excellent theory, but it wasn't proven yet.

What does the word emanate mean?

What part of speech is the word suspenseful? Ex: That was the most suspenseful scene in the novel.

What word means a person's reason for doing something?

What word means the OPPOSITE of experienced and wise.

What part of speech is the word prediction? Example: My prediction is that Sam did it!

What part of speech is the word evidence? Ex: What evidence did you gather?

What is the definition of inference?

What part of speech is the word suspense? Example: That is a great example of suspense in the story!

What part of speech is the word emanate? Ex: The sound of country music emanated from his room.

What does rapacious mean?

What is the part of speech of the word foreshadowing? Ex: That is a great example of foreshadowing in the story!

What part of speech is the word predict? Example: I predict that Sam did it!

What is the BEST definition of suspense?

What is a clue?