Daily Vocabulary · CLAT 2027
Words are Important — 26 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
What is on today's sheet
1
root of the day
10
power words
4
idioms
5
one-word substitutions
5
confusable pairs
10
legal Latin terms
4
words in the wild
8
drill questions
Root of the day
pon / pos / posit
Latin ponere, positum — to place, to put, to set down
deposeimposeinterposereposejuxtaposeexponentapposite
A few of today's power words
demurv.
to raise an objection, especially that the other side's case fails even if its facts are accepted
circumventv.
to get around a rule or an obstacle without openly breaking it
countervailingadj.
acting with equal force in the opposite direction, so as to offset something
encroachmentn.
a gradual intrusion into territory, a right or a field that belongs to another
Each word comes with a sentence, a synonym, an antonym and a memory hook on the sheet.
Pairs students mix up
equable / equitableveracity / voracityprospective / perspectivedefer / differnotable / notorious
Legal Latin on today's sheet
nudum pactumnovus actus interveniensforum non convenienslocus poenitentiaemala in semala prohibitaex aequo et bonojus soliexpressum facit cessare tacituminter partes
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.
Also free
Print it, fold it, and keep it in your English notebook. A new sheet goes up every day, free.
