mystery vocabulary

Question	Answer
crime	act committed in violation of a law punished upon conviction
mystery	something not fully understood that eludes understanding
A conundrum	a question or problem having only a conjectural answer.
a hoax	an attempt to trick someone into believing as genuine something false
a riddle	apuzzling question posed as a problem to be solved with a surprising answer
To be gullible	innocent, and trusting
to be skeptical	to doubt everything
Debatable	something not easy to prove
porvable	able to be demonstrated, verificable
probable	something possible, likely, credible
questionable	something openedto discussion, doubtful, uncertain
to have an alibi	to be able to explain one's whereabouts at the scene of a crime
to have a clue	to know a fact that can help solve a mystery
to have a hunch	a feeling not based on known facts of what might have caused something
the plot	the arrangement of incidents in a story
a red herring	something used to divert attention from basic issue
to take a wild guess	to deduct something off the top of one's head
to take a stab (at something)	to try to do something you haven't done before
seeing is believing	the need to see something with one's own eyes to believe it is true
beats me	i don't know
dock	a deepened part of a harbour/harbor etc where ships go for loading, unloading, repair etc muelle The ship was in dock for three weeks.
towards	(moving, facing etc) in the direction of hacia He walked toward the door She turned towards him.

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