Vocabulary Word
Word: cabal
Definition: small group of persons secretly united to promote their own interests
Definition: small group of persons secretly united to promote their own interests
Sentences Containing 'cabal'
But he was at last in pain at my long absence; and after consulting with the treasurer and the rest of that cabal, a person of quality was dispatched with the copy of the articles against me.
This lord Munodi was a person of the first rank, and had been some years governor of Lagado; but, by a cabal of ministers, was discharged for insufficiency.
More Vocab Words
::: foment - stir up; incite; instigate; promote the growth of (something evil or unpleasant)::: hortatory - encouraging; exhortive; marked by exhortation; CF. exhort
::: pucker - gather into wrinkles or folds; N: wrinkle or fold
::: delusive - deceptive; likely to delude; misleading; raising vain hopes; Ex. delusive promises
::: rebuff - reject bluntly; snub; beat back; Ex. She rebuffed his invitation; N.
::: uncanny - strange; mysterious; Ex. uncanny knack
::: optional - not compulsory; left to one's choice; N. option: act of choosing; choice; freedom or power to choose; something available as a choice; Ex. have no option; Ex. two options
::: allay - calm; pacify
::: reciprocate - do or give something in return; repay in kind; give or take mutually; interchange; move backwards and forwards; Ex. reciprocate his invitation by inviting him; N. reciprocity: reciprocal relationship; mutual interchange of advantages between two groups; Ex. reciprocity in trading rights
::: subsidiary - serving to assist; subordinate; secondary; of a subsidy; N.
