2nd High-Probability SAT Word List (2026)

Attenuate

To weaken, reduce, or make less intense. (help: to bring attention do, and doing that does what)

Incipient

Beginning to develop or just starting to appear. (help: the “ipi” looks like a baby, which is also beginning to develop)

Satiate

To satisfy fully, especially a desire or hunger. (help: satiate sounds like satisfy)

Austere

Plain, simple, and without luxury; can also mean strict or severe. (help: series of unfortunate events orphanage)

Exoneration

The act of clearing someone of blame, guilt, or responsibility. (help: to exonerate)

Innocuous

Not harmful, offensive, or threatening. (help: sounds like “knock”, and the “in” reverses it)

Perpetual

Continuing forever or for an indefinitely long time; never-ending. (help: sounds like purple, like the universe, which is also never ending)

Antecedent

Something that came before or influenced something that followed. (help: “ante” means before)

Obfuscation

The act of making something unclear, confusing, or difficult to understand. (help: word itself is confusing, and is the definition)

Admonition

A warning or reprimand meant to correct someone’s behavior. (help: admonkey avyaan, and avyaan’s behavior needs to be reprimanded or corrected)

Veneration

Great respect for someone or something. (help: sounds royal, and so is the intent of the meaning)

Throughput

The amount of work, material, or information processed within a given period. (help: how much something went through)

Impede

To slow down, obstruct, or prevent progress. (help: impeded is like interject, which does what)

Codify

To organize and arrange rules, laws, or principles into a systematic code. (help: turns things into code, because “codify” sounds like “code”)

Perpetuate

To cause something to continue indefinitely or for a long time. (help: sounds like purple, like the universe, which is also never ending)

Scrupulous

Extremely careful and principled (help: principal scrupps was disciplined and principled)

Reticent

Reserved; reluctant to speak (help: both start with r)

Laconic

Using few words (help: basic short word, same with the meaning)

Derisive

Expressing ridicule or contempt (help: derivatives are silly)

Elucidate

Make clear (help: dates never happen with me, so they are as real as clear)

Ostensibly

Apparently, though perhaps not actually (help: ostenapparently)

Ephemeral

Lasting a short term (help: song)

Benevolent

Kind, generous, and wishing to do good for others. (help: “b”eing kind)

Galvanize

To shock or excite someone into taking action. (help: idk)