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From Where In The World is Carmen Sandiego
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auburn\a reddish-brown or golden-brown color
avid\enthusiastic
brunette\a person with brown colored hair
carat\a unit of weight in gemstones
compulsive\obsessed, driven, having a one-track mind
croquet\a game played by knocking wooden balls through wickets with mallets
dossier\a group of documents on the same subject
fedora\a soft felt hat with a curved brim and crown creased lengthwise
freelance\a person who does not work for any one employer
glean\to gather, discover, or find out facts
gourmet\an expert in eating or drinking
hardboiled\tough
impeccable\without faults, flawless
limousine\a large and expensive automobile
mallet\a long-handled implement used to strike balls in croquet
marsupial\a group of mammals that carry their young in a pouch
miscellaneous\a variety of different things
nefarious\extremely wicked
occupation\a person's work or business
predilection\a preference to think or do something
proprietress\female owner and operator of a business
filfer\to steal
raven-haired\black-colored hair
seedy\poorly kept; run down; shabby
Sherpa\Tibetan people who often serve as porters on mountain-climbing trips
trenchcoat\a waterproof overcoat
tresses\long locks of hair
trounce\to defeat
vile\wicked; foul; disgusting
windfall\unexpected good fortune
simulation\a way of representing a situation in an artificial, but realistic, manner
Interpol\an international police organization
felon\a person who has committed a serious crime; one who has committed a felony
warrant\a document authorizing the arrest of a person