| A | B |
|---|
| accomplice: | a criminal who aids and abets |
| adipocere: | postmortem fat degeneration |
| adjacent: | something next to something else |
| adversary: | an opponent or enemy |
| alleged: | stated but not proven |
| aneurism: | results from weakness in the vessel wall |
| anomaly: | deviation from the common rule |
| antimony: | extremely poisonous substance |
| aorta: | main heart artery |
| angina pectoris: | chest pain |
| arsenal: | cache of bullets and guns |
| arsenic: | deadly poisonous substance |
| asphyxia: | lack of oxygen |
| attribute: | an inherent characteristic |
| adamant: | unyielding |
| arrogant: | overly proud |
| assertive: | aggressive |
| atherosclerosis: | deposition of fatty substances |
| appalling: | a state of dismay |
| artifact: | product of human activity |
| bairns | children |
| apocryphal: | of doubtful authenticity |
| arsenal: | storehouse of guns and ammunition |
| blunder: | an extremely stupid mistake |
| bunion: | inflamed swelling of the big toe |
| algor: | cooling |
| rigor: | stiffening |
| hypostasis: | the settling of blood |
| chafed: | skin rubbed raw |
| barbiturate: | prescription drug used as a sedative |
| debilitating: | weakening |
| pathologist: | examines diseased tissue |
| resuscitation: | to revive |
| inference: | deduction |
| cholera: | gastrointestinal disease |
| coroner: | inquires at inquests |
| mercenary: | a person who only serves for money |
| obsess: | exclusively preoccupy the mind |
| arsenic: | solid poisonous element |
| dissuade: | to advise someone against something |
| ardour: | passion |
| prussic acid: | a poisonous substance |
| flex: | bend |
| sibling: | brother or sister |
| osteopath: | treats the bones |
| amplification: | made bigger, louder, whatever |
| perverting: | turning from what is good to the corrupt |
| stash: | something stored or hidden away |
| dapper: | stylishly dressed |
| a cynic knows: | the price of everything and the value of nothing |
| callousness: | lack of feeling or sympathy |
| obliquity: | deviation from parallelism |
| imponderable: | incapable of being correctly evaluated |
| hue and cry: | clamor of alarm or protest |
| scathing: | condemnation |
| liaison: | a close bond or connection |
| placated: | calmed |
| rhetorical question: | is asked for effect, not for info |
| precipitin test: | antigen versus antibody |
| candid: | frank |
| moribund: | approaching death |
| bizarre: | strange, wacky |
| fibrosis: | increase in interstitial fibrous tissue |
| lesion: | abnormal change in an organ |
| lacerations: | torn and ragged wounds |
| jauntily: | sprightly in manner |
| incarcerated: | in jail |
| congenital: | from birth |
| putrefaction: | decomposition of organic matter |
| vesicles: | relating to the bladder |
| in situ: | in the natural or original position |
| formalin: | a clear solution of formaldehyde |
| ligament: | a tough band of tissue |
| grisly: | inspiring horror or intense fear |
| dismemberment: | loss of a leg or an arm |
| bunion: | inflamed swelling of the big toe |
| alibi: | a valid excuse averting blame |
| deed poll: | usually has to do with a name change |
| superimposed: | placing one item on top of the other |
| millinery: | the craft of hat making |
| estranged: | alienated |
| vantage point: | a place where the view is better |
| hyoid bone: | supports the tongue and its muscles |
| residual; | that which is left over |
| rendezvous: | a meeting point |
| concocting: | cooking up |
| memento: | keepsake |
| odontologist: | forensic dentist |
| Whist: | a card game similar to Bridge |
| implicate: | to involve as a consequence |
| hypo-calcination: | lack of calcium on the teeth |
| susceptible: | unresistant to a specific stimulus |
| embezzlement: | to obtain funds fraudulently |
| culminating: | bringing to a head |
| obscurity: | not easily seen or distinguished |
| dire: | warning of disaster |
| errant: | straying outside the proper bounds |
| pliant: | easily influenced |
| qualms: | disturbing emotions |
| facade: | false front |
| duly: | in a due manner, time or degree |
| gullible: | easily fooled |
| insouciant: | nonchalance, unconcerned |
| credence: | believable |
| evaded: | elude by dexterity or stratagem |
| unobstrusive: | inconspicuous |
| interrogaters: | questioners |
| scullery; | where the pots and pans are washed |
| spleen: | organ for final destruction of blood cells |
| umbilical cord: | severed after birth |
| marrow: | the substance of the spinal cord |
| scupper: | a drainage opening on a ship's deck |
| manslaughter: | causing death of a human without malice |
| ruse: | a wily subterfuge |
| sceptical: | disbelieving |
| epidermis: | outer layer of the skin |
| scorched: | burnt |
| cranium: | the part that encloses the brain |
| skein: | loosely coiled length of yarn |
| pondering | thinking over |
| stupor: | greatly dulled sense |
| comatose: | characterized by lethargic inertness |
| harem: | secluded house of women |
| assizes: | judicial inquest |
| devastating: | reducing one to helplessness |
| fountainhead: | spring: the source of a stream |
| embellish: | to enhance |
| supercilisouly: | acting in a haughty manner |
| folly: | foolishness |
| blazoned: | widely proclaimed |
| revulsion: | a sense of utter distaste |
| clammy: | cold and damp |
| wraith-like | insubstantial appearance |
| punt: | flat bottomed boat that is poled |
| gruesome: | inspiring horror or repulsion |
| whorl: | circular part of a fingerprint |
| grudge: | to be unwilling to give or admit |
| empanelled: | enrolled on a panel |
| catarrh: | inflammation of a mucous membrane |
| carbon monoxide: | very toxic gas |
| premeditation: | malice aforethought for example |
| enteritis: | inflammation of the intestines |
| infallible: | not able to fail |
| neurasthenia: | an emotional and psychic disorder |
| subterfuge: | deceptive devise or stratagem |
| balk: | refuse to act |
| incriminating: | providing proof of criminal involvement |
| belated: | delayed beyond the usual time |
| ingenious: | clever |
| contention: | a point maintained in a debate |
| decapitated: | beheaded |
| indisputable: | not able to argue against |
| reprieve: | to delay punishment |
| maniac: | madman, lunatic |
| intrigue: | plot, scheme |
| thyroid: | endocrine gland producing thyroxine |
| ligature: | a thread used in surgery |
| surmise: | to infer on slight grounds |
| blackmail: | extortion by threats |
| swivel: | to swing or turn around |
| contra-coup | has to do with pupil enlargement |
| disputed: | argued against |
| treason: | going over to the other side |
| melodramatic: | appealing largely to the emotions |
| rowdy: | boisterous and raucous |
| ribald: | coarse, indecent humor |
| spasm: | involuntary muscular contraction |
| vindictive: | disposed to seek revenge |
| sternum: | breastbone |
| uniquivocally: | clear, easily understood |
| sanctioned: | made valid or binding |
| diatoms: | microscopic algae |
| formidable: | daunting |
| deduce: | to infer from a general principle |
| consummate: | the ultimate end |
| chagrin: | distress of mind due to humiliation |
| dolefully: | full of grief, cheerless |
| epilepsy: | disorder of electrical rhythms |
| shiftless: | lacking in ambition |
| complacent: | self-satisfied |
| ballistics: | flight characteristics of a projectile |
| rupture: | tearing of a tissue |
| calibre: | the size of the bore/bullet |
| implicated: | involved |
| debris: | waste material |
| centrifugal: | used for separation of materials |
| hushed: | quieted |
| veracity: | truth |
| stealth: | moving without a sound |
| strychnine: | a bitter poisonous alkaloid |
| thallium: | a major ingredient in pesticides |
| surreptitiously: | carried out by stealth |
| nocturnal: | night |
| obscure: | concealed or hidden |
| virus: | causative agent of infectious disease |
| tartar emetic: | a poisonous efflorescent salt |
| tracheotomy: | technique for opening an airway |
| circumstantial: | dependent on circumstance |
| ensconced: | established, settled |
| ad hoc: | for this purpose |
