GRE Word List

CABAL

the contrived schemes of a group of persons secretly united in a plot (as to overturn a government)

The meaning of the word cabal is the contrived schemes of a group of persons secretly united in a plot (as to overturn a government).

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carnalrelating to or given to crude bodily pleasures and appetites
swelterto suffer, sweat, or be faint from heat
bruntthe principal force, shock, or stress (as of an attack)
flashylacking in substance or flavor : insipid
broilto cook by direct exposure to radiant heat : grill
healthfulbeneficial to health of body or mind
nihilista viewpoint that traditional values and beliefs are unfounded and that existence is senseless and useless
glutinoushaving the quality of glue : gummy
confluencea coming or flowing together, meeting, or gathering at one point
adulterateto corrupt, debase, or make impure by the addition of a foreign or inferior substance or element