| A | B |
|---|
| alibi | an excuse used to avoid blame or punishment |
| deduction | a conclusion reached by logical thinking |
| evidence | something the furnishes proof |
| forensic science | scientific examination of evidence for use in a criminal case |
| red herring | a clue or detail that draws attention away from the criminal |
| sleuth | detective or investigator |
| witness | person who has personal knowledge about the crime |
| clue | something that appears to give information toward solving the crime |
| suspects | people who appear to have a motive to have comminted the crime |
| desultory | disconnected; random |
| diminutive | tiny; little |
| dissipation | the excessive, self-destructive pursuit of pleasure |
| enigmatical | mysterious; puzzling |
| exorcising | expelling; removing an evil spirit |
| fetish | an object thought to have supernatural powers; an object of obsession |
| gesticulations | vigorous gestures; expressive movements |
| ignominiously | shamefully; ingloriously |
| incredulously | skeptically; with disbelief |
| ingenious | clever; smart |
| invocations | prayers;appeals to a higher power for help |
| lamentations | expressions of grief |
| obliquely | indirectly; from an angle |
