Daily Vocabulary · CLAT 2027
Words are Important — 25 July 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
What is on this sheet
1
root of the day
13
power words
5
idioms
6
one-word substitutions
5
confusable pairs
14
legal Latin terms
4
words in the wild
9
drill questions
Root of the day
jur / jus
Latin jus, juris — law, right; jurare — to swear
judicialjurisdictionjurisprudenceprejudiceperjuryjustice
A few of the power words
arbitraryadj.
based on personal whim or unrestrained discretion rather than settled rule or reason
prerogativen.
an exclusive right or special privilege belonging to a person or office
reticencen.
a reluctance to speak freely; reserve or restraint in expression
coercionn.
the practice of compelling someone to act by using force, threats or intimidation
Each word comes with a sentence, a synonym, an antonym and a memory hook on the sheet.
Pairs students mix up
prescribe / proscribedissent / descentprosecute / persecutecouncil / counseldeprecate / depreciate
Legal Latin on this sheet
locus standiratio decidendiobiter dictares judicatastare decisishabeas corpusmandamuscertiorariamicus curiaesub judiceex partebona fidecaveat emptorultra vires
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.
