110+ Important Vocabulary Words for CLAT Exam 2026
Common Law Admission Test 2026 ( CLAT )
To improve the vocabulary you must make flashcards to revise wherever or whenever possible. To help with the same, we have compiled a list from previous year question papers and other sources.
110+ Vocabulary Words for CLAT Exam 2026
CLAT Vocabulary Words: With just a month left to the CLAT Exam 2026, you need to understand that Vocabulary plays a major role in clearing CLAT's English section. You must include new words every day, and key vocabulary terms to enhance your word power. Using flashcards to carry and revise whenever and wherever required will be helpful too. This will in turn help you to enhance comprehension, language proficiency and writing skills. CLAT Exam is scheduled on December 7, 2025.
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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.
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- Transparent water bottle
CLAT exam day dos:
- Reach examination centre at the reporting time mentioned on your CLAT admit card.
- Carry two copies of the CLAT admit card, one photo ID card, passport size photos
- PwD candidates should carry relevant certificates and documents.
- Carry a blue/black ball point pen for signing attendance sheet
CLAT exam day don'ts:
- Do not carry items such as bags, purses, pencil box, beepers, wrist watch, calculators, mobile phones, electronic devices, scanners, cameras, wireless/Bluetooth transmission or any such communication devices.
- Don't wear closed shoes, jewellery made of metal, jackets, clothes with pockets, mehendi on palms. Socks are allowed inside it.
- Don't wear caps, hoodies or jackets/shirts with pockets
- Don't be late for exam. Entry gates will be closed 15 minutes before the commencement of exam.
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.
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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.
Candidates must note that CLAT 2026 Objection Window is now closed. Candidates could raise objection on CLAT Answer Key on or before December 12 until 5 pm. Once the objections were received, the consortium published the CLAT Final Answer Key. Based on that, the CLAT Result will be announced.
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
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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
Lexicon- dictionary
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
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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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To raise grievances on the CLAT 2026 Result, log in to your account on the Consortium of NLUs website (consortiumofnlus.ac.in), find the 'Submit Grievance' button, detail your issue (score/rank discrepancy, conduct) with supporting proof within the specified time, and submit online; accepted grievan
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Yes, you can. Candidates can raise their grievances by sending an email. Candidates can follow the steps given below
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Yes, you can get admission based on CLAT Score. Apart from that you can also appear for ULSAT Exam conducted by the university.
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Yes, you can absolutely prepare for CLAT and UPES ULSAT together, as they share significant syllabus overlap (Legal/Logical Reasoning, GK, English, Quant), making integrated preparation efficient; focus on core areas for both but tailor extra practice for ULSAT's specific GK/current affairs and CLAT
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You should understand that once you opt to get out of the counselling process you can not go back. You will get option to either freeze your seat or choose to let it go and participate in next round. You can anytime exit the whole process too.
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There is no restriction as such for the CLAT exam. Thus, one can give CLAT any number of times they want to. Candidates should not feel bad if they are not able to clear the CLAT exam in first time.
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No you can not get admission to 24 participating NLUs without clearing CLAT Exam. For admission to NLU Delhi, you need to clear AILET Exam.
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Yes, you can, However, the consortium will not open any objection window for the same. In case you have any problem with your result you have to contact the helpdesk directly.
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Answered 3 days ago
The CLAT Sample Papers will be released on consortiumofnlus.ac.in. Candidates who have paid for the sample papers will be able to download and solve the same.
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Solving Sample papers will help candidates to understand the overall exam and the expected difficulty level. Hence, candidates must solve as many sample paper as possible.
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CLAT Notifications
The Consortium of NLUs conducts the CLAT Exam from 2 pm to 4 pm. The exam is held only in one slot. There are no shifts in CLAT Exam. The exam will be held in pen-and-paper mode.