English Notes
Unit 3 - Mystery

Vocabulary

Vocabulary for Unit 3 - Mystery

WordMeaning
multi-storeya building with several floors or levels
funerala ceremony held to honor someone who has died
suspecta person believed to be involved in a crime
arrestto take someone into police custody because they are believed to have committed a crime
hauntedvisited by ghosts or spirits of dead people
executeto kill someone as a legal punishment
mansiona very large, impressive house
peerto look carefully or with difficulty
claimto say something is true even though it might not be proven
roamto walk or travel around without a specific aim or direction
witchcraftthe use of magic powers, especially to harm or influence others
deductionthe process of reaching a conclusion based on evidence or reasoning
investigationthe process of examining a crime or situation carefully to find the truth
victima person who has been harmed, injured, or killed
alibiproof that someone was somewhere else when a crime happened
witnessa person who sees an event or crime happen
motivethe reason why someone commits a crime or does something
homicidethe act of killing another person
convictto officially decide in court that someone is guilty of a crime