cabal vs plot

cabal and plot both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
cabal	Yes	No	Yes	No
plot	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, plot is a hypernym of cabal; that is, plot is a word with a broader meaning than cabal:

cabal: a plot to carry out some harmful or illegal act (especially a political plot)
plot: a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal)

Other hypernyms of cabal include game, secret plan.

As verbs, plot is a hypernym of cabal; that is, plot is a word with a broader meaning than cabal:

cabal (noun)	plot (noun)
a plot to carry out some harmful or illegal act (especially a political plot)	a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal)
a clique (often secret) that seeks power usually through intrigue	the story that is told in a novel or play or movie etc.
	a chart or graph showing the movements or progress of an object
	a small area of ground covered by specific vegetation

cabal (verb)	plot (verb)
engage in plotting or enter into a conspiracy, swear together	plan secretly, usually something illegal
	make a plot of
	make a schematic or technical drawing that shows interactions among variables or how something is constructed
	devise the sequence of events in (a literary work or a play, movie, or ballet)