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Words are Important — 22 September 2026

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Daily Vocabulary · CLAT 2027
Words are Important — 22 September 2026
The root of the day, power words in real sentences, idioms and one-word substitutions, confusable pairs, legal Latin, words in the wild from the current-affairs brief, and a retrieval drill — on two printable pages.
2 pagesBlack & white — print-friendlyFree

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What is on this sheet

1
root of the day
11
power words
4
idioms
5
one-word substitutions
5
confusable pairs
12
legal Latin terms
4
words in the wild
10
drill questions

Root of the day

mit / miss
Latin mittere, missum — to send, to let go

remitremissionomissionemissaryintermittentmanumissioncompromise

A few of the power words

arrogatev.

to claim or seize a power or right without legal justification
palpableadj.

so obvious that it can be easily perceived; plain
prevaricatev.

to speak or act evasively to avoid telling the whole truth
inveighv.

to protest or complain bitterly (usually 'inveigh against')

Each word comes with a sentence, a synonym, an antonym and a memory hook on the sheet.

Pairs students mix up

stationary / stationerycontinual / continuouscredible / credulousimply / infercomplement / compliment

Legal Latin on this sheet

ad valoremignorantia juris non excusatdelegatus non potest delegareexpressio unius est exclusio alteriusgeneralia specialibus non derogantnoscitur a sociisex turpi causa non oritur actionemo debet bis vexari pro una et eadem causaactio personalis moritur cum personafalsus in uno, falsus in omnibussalus populi suprema lexin pari delicto

How to use it

1. Print it
One sheet, folded — it lives in your English notebook.
2. Use the words
Write one sentence of your own for each power word.
3. Test yourself
Cover the meanings and take the drill at the bottom.

More free practice

Print it, fold it, and keep it in your English notebook. A new sheet goes up every day, free.

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