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cabal

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  1. plot                  
 
1. ca.bal \k*-'bal\ n [F cabale, cabala, intrigue, cabal, fr. ML cabbala 
   cabala, fr. LHeb] qabba-la-h, lit., received (lore) 1: a number of persons 
   secretly united to bring about an overturn or usurpa tion esp. in public 
   affairs 2: the artifices and intrigues of such a group 
2. cabal vi or ca.balled;  or ca.bal.ling : to unite in or form a cabal