Updated (2024)
Essential Vocabulary for the NALA Paralegal
Certification Exam
(up to date vocabulary)
Aberrant
Abnormal or deviant
ab initio
from the beginning
abrogate
Annul, revoke
abysmal
Endless, immense
,accretion
Addition, expansion
acolyte
Admirer, fan
acrimonious
Caustic, bitter, sarcastic
ad damnum
to the damage
adroit
Skillful and clever
aeon
an indefinitely long period of time; an age
a fortiori
with greater force
allegory
,symbolic story, parable
amulet
a charm or ornament
aperture
An opening or hole
arcane
Abstruse, mysterious, secret, obscure, esoteric
assay
Analyze; evaluate
assidious
conscientious
assuage
allay
aver
allege, claim
, avarice
gluttony
baleful
Evil, sinister
banal
Lacking freshness or originality; trite.
bane
affliction; plight
berceuse
lullaby, tranquil music
canard
false rumor
capacious
spacious, vast or roomy
Essential Vocabulary for the NALA Paralegal
Certification Exam
(up to date vocabulary)
Aberrant
Abnormal or deviant
ab initio
from the beginning
abrogate
Annul, revoke
abysmal
Endless, immense
,accretion
Addition, expansion
acolyte
Admirer, fan
acrimonious
Caustic, bitter, sarcastic
ad damnum
to the damage
adroit
Skillful and clever
aeon
an indefinitely long period of time; an age
a fortiori
with greater force
allegory
,symbolic story, parable
amulet
a charm or ornament
aperture
An opening or hole
arcane
Abstruse, mysterious, secret, obscure, esoteric
assay
Analyze; evaluate
assidious
conscientious
assuage
allay
aver
allege, claim
, avarice
gluttony
baleful
Evil, sinister
banal
Lacking freshness or originality; trite.
bane
affliction; plight
berceuse
lullaby, tranquil music
canard
false rumor
capacious
spacious, vast or roomy