Unit 3 - Mystery
Vocabulary
Vocabulary for Unit 3 - Mystery
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| multi-storey | a building with several floors or levels |
| funeral | a ceremony held to honor someone who has died |
| suspect | a person believed to be involved in a crime |
| arrest | to take someone into police custody because they are believed to have committed a crime |
| haunted | visited by ghosts or spirits of dead people |
| execute | to kill someone as a legal punishment |
| mansion | a very large, impressive house |
| peer | to look carefully or with difficulty |
| claim | to say something is true even though it might not be proven |
| roam | to walk or travel around without a specific aim or direction |
| witchcraft | the use of magic powers, especially to harm or influence others |
| deduction | the process of reaching a conclusion based on evidence or reasoning |
| investigation | the process of examining a crime or situation carefully to find the truth |
| victim | a person who has been harmed, injured, or killed |
| alibi | proof that someone was somewhere else when a crime happened |
| witness | a person who sees an event or crime happen |
| motive | the reason why someone commits a crime or does something |
| homicide | the act of killing another person |
| convict | to officially decide in court that someone is guilty of a crime |