Bear Brook Vocab

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Define decomposed.

Back

make or become rotten; decay or cause to decay

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Define dismembered.

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having had the limbs cut off

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Define DNA.

Back

hereditary material in humans and almost all other organisms

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Define forensics.

Back

Scientific tests or techniques for crime detection.

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Define speculate.

Back

form a theory or conjecture about a subject without firm evidence

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Define cold case.

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An unsolved criminal investigation that remains open pending new evidence.

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Define alibi.

Back

A claim or evidence that one was elsewhere when a criminal act is alleged.

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Define genealogy.

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the study and tracing of lines of descent or development

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Define juxtaposition.

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Two things placed close together for contrasting effect.

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Define estrange.

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cause (someone) to be no longer close or affectionate to someone