Crypt/Pseudo Vocab. Definitions

When something is difficult to understand , and it has a different or mysterious meaning

• cryptography

• cryptic

• encrypt

• cryptogram

the art/science of creating and deciphering secret messages

• cryptography

• cryptogram

• encrypt

• cryptic

a message that has been written in a specific way to conceal its true meaning that will later be deciphered using a code

• cryptography

• cryptogram

• cryptographer

• cryptic

a person who specializes in cryptography and can write/decipher codes

• cryptic

• cryptogram

• cryptographer

• cryptography

the act of putting information into a secret code to be deciphered later

• encrypt

• cryptic

• cryptography

• cryptogram

something that has been written incorrectly

• pseudograph

• pseudologist

• pseudonym

• pseudosmia

a person who makes things up; a liar

• pseudonym

• pseudosmia

• pseudologist

• pseudograph

a collection of beliefs that are based on claims using scientific methods

• pseudograph

• pseudologist

• pseudonym

• pseudoscience

a fake name that an author might use when writing a book to hide their real name

• pseudonym

• pseudograph

• pseudoscience

• pseudosmia

a false or fake sense of smell

• pseudograph

• pseudosmia

• pseudoscience

• pseudologist