| A | B |
|---|
| deduction | using the facts to infer a conclusion; inference |
| sinister | bad; evil; dishonest |
| ciphers | secret writings; codes |
| analyzing | examining carefully and in detail |
| startegies | the skillful planning and management of anything |
| fugitive | person who is running away or who has run away |
| appraise | estimate the value or amount |
| eavesdropper | person who listens to talk he or she is not supposed to hear or listens secretly to a private conversation |
| newsmonger | a gossip |
| admonition | gentle reproof or warning |
| breakthrough | the solution of some baffling probelm |
| hearsay | common talk; gossip or rumor |
| purloin | steal |
| disclosure | something disclosed; open to view; made known |
| hunch | a vague feeling of suspicion |
