106. Cunning

callidity

Rare. skill or craftiness. — callid , adj.

jesuitism

crafty or deceitful practice. — jesuitic, jesuitical , adj.

jiggery-pokery

subterfuge or devious and underhanded behavior; low cunning.

oneupmanship

the art or process of gaining the advantage in situations by means of crafty or ingenious ploys.

tergiversation

1. the act or process of subterfuge or evasion.

2. the abandoning of a cause or belief; apostasy. — tergiversator , n.

vulpinism

Rare. the state or quality of being foxlike, especially crafty or cunning. — vulpine , adj.