Edgar Allan’s Official Crime Investigation Notebook by Mary Amato
Vocabulary List
Directions: Fill in the definitions for the following terms.
Professional (p.3)
Nonchalant (p.20)
Forensics (p.30)
Cosmetics (p.32)
Seizure (p.39)
Tread (p.41)
Damaging (p.45)
Sleuthing (p.46)
Neglecting (p.50)
Verified (p.67)
Spectrum (p.68)
Doorjamb (p.94)
Flourish (p.99)
Alibi (p.116)
Precision (117)
Bonus
Using the context of Mary Amato’s book, come up with definitions for the following neologisms (made-up words):
Luminiferous (p.33)
Slobberjaws (p.79)
Create your own neologism and its definition: