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Candidates must read extensively, use flashcards to carry and revise whenever and wherever required, and Invest time and effort in improving vocabulary. To help students enhance their word game the article brings forward to you words from Word Power Made Easy, Previous Year Question Papers, Fictional, Politics, Geography, Geopolitics, etc.

110+ Important Vocabulary Words for CLAT Exam 2027 are provided here. Students appearing for the exam can check this list of most-asked English words, legal jargon, and synonyms to boost their verbal ability score in the Common Law Admission Test 2027.

110+ Vocabulary Words for CLAT Exam 2027

CLAT 2027 vocabulary words are among the basics of the English Language and Legal Reasoning sections in the Common Law Admission Test. Having a good hold on these important vocabulary words for CLAT exam helps candidates understand complex legal passages easily. For the ease of students, provided here is the list of 110 most important vocabulary words covering frequently asked legal maxims, idioms, and advanced synonyms.

The CLAT exam syllabus has a heavy emphasis on reading comprehension and critical understanding. A strong vocabulary allows students to identify the right meaning of the question asked in CLAT Exam 2027. Regular practice with these CLAT preparation words improves overall reading speed and accuracy. Aspirants must focus on usage of vocabulary rather than just memorising them. Students can find the most common expected English words for the CLAT 2027 exam with their meanings and relevant examples here. 

To help students improve their word game the we have compiled some words. You can check English vocabulary words for the CLAT exam below:

Abolish: To formally put an end to a system.

Accomplish: Achieve or complete successfully.

Balance: an even distribution of weight enabling someone or something to remain upright and steady.

Contrast: the state of being strikingly different from something else in juxtaposition or close association.

Huff: to treat with arrogance.

Abate: To reduce in amount, degree, or intensity.

Abolish: To formally put an end to a system, practice, or institution.

Accord: An official agreement or treaty.

Acknowledge: To accept or admit the existence or truth of something.

Adversary: One’s opponent in a contest, conflict, or dispute.

Allege: To claim or assert that someone has done something illegal or wrong, typically without proof.

Amend: To make changes to a document, law, statement, etc., typically for improvement.

Anomaly: Something that deviates from what is standard, normal, or expected.

Apathy: Lack of interest, enthusiasm, or concern.

Arbitrary: Based on random choice or personal whim, rather than any reason or system.

Obstinate- unyielding.

Gigantic- enormous.

Stupendous- colossal.

Verbose- talkative.

Quip- witticism.

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Obfuscate- unclear

Knave- dishonest person

Nimble- agile

Propinquity- proximity

Jovial- cheerful

Deter - To discourage someone from doing something, typically by instilling doubt or fear of the consequences.

Detrimental - Tending to cause harm.

Elicit- To draw out a response, answer, or fact from someone in reaction to one's own actions or questions.

Exacerbate- To make a problem, situation, or feeling worse.

Exonerate - To absolve someone from blame for a fault or wrongdoing, especially after due consideration of the case.

Feasible - Possible to do easily or conveniently.

Fluctuate- To rise and fall irregularly in number or amount.

Idiosyncrasy- eccentricity

Exalt- glorify

Dexterity– skill

Bountiful- abundant

Assiduous- persistent

Alacrity- willingness

Amiable- good natured

Serendipity -Coincidence

Resilience - Recover quickly from difficult situations

Empathy - The ability to understand and share the feelings of others.

Integrity - The quality of being honest

Tenacity - The quality of never giving up 

Innovation - The introduction of new ideas, methods, or products.

Styloid- slender

Gullible- naïve

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Ligature- bandage

Diaphanous- almost transparent

Loath- unwilling

Harbinger- forerunner

Craven- cowardly

Prevaricate- to evade

Grandeur- splendour

Abstruse- hidden

Behoof- benefit

Quibble- to evade truth

Vaunt- boast

Abeyance- temporary suspension

Swathe- to cover

Colloquial- conversational

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Philanderer- flirt

Prodigal- extravagant

Quintessence- purest part

Dreary- cheerless

Embargo- suspension of trade

Quaint- unusual

Hackneyed- common

Beseech- pray

Sanguine- hopeful

Insipid- tasteless

Debonair- elegant

Cavil- to complain

Egregious- outrageous

Profane- blasphemous

Imperiousness- arrogance

Canard- unfounded rumour

Ferret- flush out

Mortify- humiliate

Ordain- command

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Pious- devout

Gingerly- assiduously

Platitude- trite remark

Grandiose- imposing

Spry- nimble

Fudge- falsify

Aphorism- proverb

Passé- outdated

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Vituperation- malediction

Sporadic- occasional

Emaciated- very thin

Potpourri- medley

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Hex- evil spell

Liturgy- ritual

Scurrilous- insulting

Dialectic- fawning

Charlatan- quack

Cynosure- centre of attention

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Apposite- relevant

Riparian- riverbanks

Enigmatic- perplexing

Diffidence- humility

Impeccable- flawless

Equestrian- relates to horses

Camouflaging- hiding

Lynch- killed

Fatigue- weariness

Queer- absurd

Parley- discuss

Aberration- deviation

Inundate- flood

Horrendous- dreadful

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Nuptial- marriage

Zythum- ancient writer

Lax- loose

Undulation- vibration

Urbane- polite

Jargon- lingo

Detest- abhor

Ebb- decay

Perestroika- reconstruction

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Oligarchy- small group of people

Tedious- tiresome

Obsequious- servile

Puerility- childishness

Callous- rough

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