High-Probability SAT Word List (2026)

Mutable

liable to change

Eliciting

to draw out; extract

Belies

to give an idea that something is false or not true

Forestall

to take action to prevent someone from doing something

Underscore

highlight

Satirized

to use satire to show faults in a person

Eclipsed

to make someone feel less important

Augmented

to make something larger or fuller

Convened

to bring together a group of people

Idiosyncratic

having strange or unusual habits or ways of behaving

Incongruous

not in harmony with the environment; not same/equal

Opportune for

a situation that is favorable for a particular action or event

Presumptuous

excessively bold or forward; overstepping due bounds

Ambiguous

not having one obvious meaning; unclear ideas

Placated by

to stop someone from feeling angry

Apprised of

to be informed about something

Wrought

worked into shape by artistry or effort; to make someone/yourself work very hard

Bestow

confer or present

Apathy

lack of interest, enthusiasm, or concern

Ambivalence

having mixed feelings or ideas

Foresight

the ability to predict what will happen in the future

Discern

recognize or find out

Efface

to erase, wipe out, or make oneself unnoticeable

Permissible

permitted; allowed

Palpable

that can be seen or touched

Repudiate

reject

Superfluous

not necessary

Pretentious

trying to appear more clever, serious, or important than you are

Subvert

undermine the power and authority of

Intercede

intervene on behalf of another

Vindicate

clear someone of blame or suspicion

Evince

indicate

Notwithstanding

despite

Concealed

hidden, secret, or covered

Peripheral

located on the outer edge, away from the center, or of minor importance

Unobstrusive

not noticeable; not blatant

Latent

dormant or functionless

Ambiguity

uncertainty or doubtfulness

Sanguine

optimistic

Recalcitrant

rebellious or uncooperative

Misanthropic

hating or distrusting mankind

Earnest

sincere

Preclude

prevent something from happening

Tenuous

lacking substance or very weak

Nebulous

vague or unclear

Precipitating

to occur prematurely

Engendering

rise/increase

Insurmountable

too great to be overcome

Accentuate

magnify

Conjectures

an opinion or conclusion formed on the basis of incomplete information

Supplant

replace, often by force

Brooded on

to think a lot about something that makes you upset or anxious

Assuage

to make an unpleasant feeling less strong

Bard

story-teller or poet

Denounce

publicly declare to be wrong or evil

Discount

to consider something not important

Misconstrue

interpret wrongly

Denigrate

to criticise someone/something in an unfair way

Arcane

understood by few; mysterious

Defunct

no longer existing or functioning

Ubiquitous

present everywhere

Disparage

to criticize something/someone in a disrespectful way

Outstrip

move faster and overtake someone

Buttress

strengthen or support

Candour

the quality of being open and honest; frankness

Reverence

respect

Prudence

cautious

Exhaustive

including everything possible

Affecting

touching the emotions; moving

Supposition

an idea which a person thinks may be true but which has not shown to be true; suppose/assume

Insuperable

impossible to solve

Ineluctable

inescapable; unable to be avoided

Unequivocal

leaving no doubt; clear

Irreproachable

beyond criticism; faultless

Conspicuous

clearly visible

Amalgamate

to join together to form a single organization, group, etc.

Promulgate

to promote an idea, a belief, a cause, etc., among many people

Predicated on

something is based on or dependent on a particular belief, idea, or principle

Decoupled from

a separation or disconnection between a word, phrase, or concept and its usual, intended, or understood significance

Material to

relevant to, important to

Mediated by

acting or accomplished through an intermediary or intervening agency

Immutable

unchanging over time; fixed

Substantiate

to provide evidence for; to support or prove the truth of

Transpose

to switch the order or position of things

Stipulate

to specify a condition or requirement

Engender

to cause or give rise to (a feeling, situation, or condition)

Immoderate

excessive; not sensible or restrained

Enumerate

to list one by one

Abridge

to shorten a text without losing the sense

Trite

an idea, phrase, or expression is dull, unoriginal, and boring because people have used it too many times

Circumvent

to get around a problem or obstacle, often cleverly

Obscure

not clearly understood or expressed

Encapsulate

to summarize or express the essential features

Curtail

to reduce or limit something

Fortitude

courage in pain or adversity

Perturbation

anxiety or mental uneasiness

Pragmatic

related to practical matters and not involving intellectual or artistic matters

Indolence

laziness or avoidance of activity

Abatement

reduction or decrease in intensity or amount

Dearth

a lack or scarcity of something