| A | B |
| astute adj | shrewd; clever |
| clandestine adj | secretive |
| coup noun | a brilliantly executed plan |
| disingenuous adj | not straightforward; crafty |
| ruse noun | a crafty trick |
| stratagem noun | a clever trick used to deceive |
| surreptitiously adverb | done by secretive means |
| wary adj | on guard |
| wily adj | cunning; sneaky |
| assertion noun | a statement |
| cogent adj | convincing; reasonable |
| coherent adj | logically connected |
| cohesive adj | condition of sticking together |
| didactic adj | intended to teach or instruct |
| discourse noun | conversation; verbal exchange |
| eloquence noun | the ability to speak vividly or persuasively |
| fluid adj | easily flowing |
| implication noun | the acto of suggesting or hinting |
| lucid adj | easily understood; clear |
| rhetoric noun | the art of using language effectively and persuasively |