Murder, My Sweet Glossary

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Murder, My Sweet Glossary

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arraign

A judicial hearing at which a defendant officially receives notice of the charges against him.

caboose

Slang for jail.

joint

Slang for a nightclub or bar; usually conveying a sense seediness.

liberty

Permission or authorization to do something.

pitch

A recommendation on behalf of one party to a second party by a third party.

secluded

Out of view; off the beaten track; not easily seen from public spaces.

hollow

A low spot as in a valley.

sap

Slang for someone who has been fooled by a person they trust.

screwy

Crazy; off the wall; short for screwball, a term meaning the same thing.

mausoleum

A vault where tombs are kept; a crypt.

reverence

Showing great honor and respect.

inclined

Showing a preference to believe or do something.

injudicious

Foolish and unwise; inadvisable.

bungle

Botch; mishandle or mismanage responsibilities.

inaccessible

Something that is difficult to penetrate; unknowable, distant and remote.

retainer

Officially and legally engaged to performance a service.

morbid

Morose and gloomy with an unusually high attention to darker aspects of any situation.

eavesdropping

Purposefully listening in on a private conversation without permission or recognition by those conversing

omniscience

The state of being all-knowing; the ability to understanding everything.

cultivate

To develop and nurture something with a specific purpose or goal in mind; often used with the context of gardening, the meaning can apply equally to the enrichment of a more abstract objective.

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