Decoding Secrets: Vocabulary for Espionage Enthusiasts

Decoding Secrets: A Vocabulary Guide

Here’s a collection of terms related to secrets, espionage, and related activities:

  • My lips are sealed: Expression used when we promise to keep a secret.
  • To let the cat out of the bag: To bring a secret to light.
  • To spill the beans: To unintentionally reveal a secret.
  • To keep a poker face: When we don’t know what someone is thinking about.
  • To decode: To finally decipher and read a hidden message.
  • To crack: To be able to enter somewhere apparently secret.
  • Code-Breakers: People that hack codes.
  • Hackers: People who gain illegal information.
  • To assemble: To get together in a place.
  • Contestant: The participants in a contest.
  • To get in touch: To be in contact with someone.
  • Top secret code breaker: Top secret code hackers.
  • Infamous: Someone or something that is notorious for something negative.
  • To decipher: To finally be able to decode an apparently difficult message.
  • Puzzle-solvers: People who are able to decipher a puzzle.
  • To require: A verb that means “to need.”
  • To provide: To “give.”
  • Ahead of time: Doing something before the established time.
  • Casualties: People who have been seriously injured or killed.
  • Grid: Shape with four ending.
  • Headquarters: A special place for something.
  • To succeed: To shine/ to be extremely good at something.
  • To lead to: To carry someone to a situation.
  • Unconventional: Not convenient.
  • To recruit: To have someone in prison or locked somewhere.
  • To be self-taught: To learn something by yourself.
  • To be suited: To be made for.
  • Geniuses: People who are extremely intelligent.
  • Cyberwarfare: An online attack situation.
  • To disrupt: Interrupt.
  • Threat: Something that can be harmful to someone.
  • Cyberwarfare: An online attack.
  • Pastimes: Activities done to pass the time.
  • Parade: A public procession, especially one celebrating a special day or event.
  • Lead to: Guide to.
  • Apply for: To try or ask for something.
  • Suit to: Adapt to.
  • Heard of: To listen about something not so much.
  • Heard about: To listen about something more.
  • Concentrate on: To focus on something.
  • Believe in: To relieve on something that you think.
  • Search for: Try to find something.
  • Agree with: To think, defend.. the same thing with someone.
  • Depending on: Something that varies whether the situation requires it.
  • Remind of: To remember something.
  • Argue with: To have a discussion with someone.
  • Argue about: To have a discussion about something.
  • Care for: To protect someone.
  • Care about: To protect something.
  • Apologise for: To say sorry for doing something.
  • Apologise to: To say sorry to someone.
  • To have the right to: When you are legally supported to do something.
  • To be an invasion of privacy: Not giving the others the space they need.
  • To be hazardous: Exposing one to risk/ a challenging activity.
  • To be dishonest: Behave in an unreliable way.
  • To be risky: Possibility of danger.
  • To blame someone for: To accuse someone of doing something wrong.
  • To conceal: Not tell someone information or not tell the truth about it.
  • Sneaky: It refers to someone who does something in a hidden way, not considering the people around.
  • To reveal: Tell someone something (a secret).
  • To warn: Inform someone in advance of a possible danger.
  • To secure: Certain to remain safe.
  • To be suspicious: When you don´t trust someone at all.
  • To be illegal: Do things you mustn´t do/ not legally acceptable/to be forbidden.
  • To trust: When you are confidence to someone.
  • To be cautious: Be careful about things you do.