English 8 Flashcards
alibi
Being accused of murder, Sammy told his alibi to show he was innocent.
breakthrough
“We found a breakthrough,” said Zach as he found a fingerprint on some proof.
deduction
Our deduction is, Jason is innocent from the crime.
evidence
The evidence showed us that Jackson was innocent.
hunch
I’m getting a hunch; I think it’s William who’s guilty.
motive
Why did you do it? What were your motives?
red herring
It wasn’t Zach who did it at all! The REAL criminal left us a red herring!
witness
Well SpongeBob, your our only witness. What did you see?
leisure
Wanna play video games for leisure?
detained
Don’t get detained if you want to pull this off.
glimpse
I caught a glimpse of the waffle he stole.
inert
He lay inert, lifeless on the floor.
malicious
You malicious BEAST!
perplexed
I’m so confused…so perplexed.
succinct
Make it quick, I have a meeting at twelve.
ascertain
It was a huge ascertain, the big dinosaur bone.
demeanor
He spoke demeanor, how rude!
meticulous
This meticulous child looked at everything he passed.
incredulous
He was incredulous. He wanted more information.