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).
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| capsize | to cause to overturn |
| encomiastic | one that praises : eulogist |
| aristocracy | government by the best individuals or by a small privileged class |
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| kindle | to start (a fire) burning : light |
| debunk | to expose the sham (see sham |
| squander | to spend extravagantly or foolishly : dissipate |
| hirsute | hairy |
| mercenary | one that serves merely for wages |
| implication | something implied: such as |