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Edgar Allan’s Official Crime Investigation Notebook Vocabulary List

August 20, 2010 by Mary Amato Leave a Comment

Edgar Allan’s Official Crime Investigation Notebook by Mary Amato

Edgar Allan final cover

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:

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