Word List C Flashcards
1
Q
Cabal (n.)
A
small group of persons secretly united to promote their own interests. The cabal was defeated when its scheme was discovered.
2
Q
Cache (n.)
A
hiding place. The detectives followed the suspect until he led them to the cache where he had stored his loot.
3
Q
Cacophonous (adj.)
A
discordant; inharmonious. Do the students in the orchestra enjoy the cacophonous sounds they make when they’re tuning up? I don’t know how they can stand the racket.
4
Q
Cadaver (n.)
A
corpse. In some states, it is illegal to dissect cadavers.
5
Q
Cadaverous (adj.)
A
like a corpse; pale. From his cadaverous appearance, we could see how the disease had ravaged him.
