cabal - calligraphy

cabal N - small group of persons secretly united to promote their own interests.
The cabal was defeated when their scheme was discovered.

They were defeated.

cache N/V - hiding place.

The detectives followed the suspect until he led them to the cache where he had stored his loot. He had cached the cash in a bag for trash: it was a hefty sum.

cacophonous ADJ - 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.

cacophony, N.

Cacophonous sound of typing