Mystery vocabulary

An enigma is a:

• Mystery

• Known fact

• Clear explanation

• Clear explanation

A cipher is a:

• Straightforward message

• Unencrypted text

• Public announcement

• Code

A conundrum is a:

• Obvious solution

• Difficult problem

• Simple question

• Easy task

A cryptic message is:

• Mysterious

• Unambiguous

• Straightforward

• Clear

To intrigue someone is to:

• Cause them disinterest

• Make them indifferent

• Arouse their curiosity

• Bore them

An alibi is a:

• Incriminating evidence

• Admission of guilt

• Confession

• Claim of being elsewhere

The perpetrator is the one who:

• Investigates the crime

• Witnesses the crime

• Is the victim

• Committed the crime

To unravel a mystery is to:

• Confuse it

• Solve it

• Complicate it

• Obscure it

A covert operation is:

• Secret

• Overt

• Public

• Open

Forensic science is used to:

• Justify crimes

• Investigate crimes

• Predict crimes

• Prevent crime