plot vs intrigue

plot and intrigue both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
plot	Yes	No	Yes	No
intrigue	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, intrigue is a hyponym of plot; that is, intrigue is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than plot:

plot: a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal)
intrigue: a crafty and involved plot to achieve your (usually sinister) ends

Other hyponyms of plot include counterplan, counterplot, machination, cabal, conspiracy.

As verbs, intrigue is a hyponym of plot; that is, intrigue is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than plot:

Other hyponyms of plot include cabal, complot, conjure, conspire, machinate, counterplot, connive, scheme.

plot (noun)	intrigue (noun)
a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal)	a crafty and involved plot to achieve your (usually sinister) ends
the story that is told in a novel or play or movie etc.	a clandestine love affair
a chart or graph showing the movements or progress of an object
a small area of ground covered by specific vegetation

plot (verb)	intrigue (verb)
plan secretly, usually something illegal	form intrigues (for) in an underhand manner
make a plot of	cause to be interested or curious
make a schematic or technical drawing that shows interactions among variables or how something is constructed
devise the sequence of events in (a literary work or a play, movie, or ballet)