Digital SAT October 2026 Vocabulary

• Isolating the cause of the glitch took the engineers two days.
• Researchers are isolating the protein behind the reaction.

• The chef is incorporating local spices into the menu.
• Incorporating reader feedback made the draft much stronger.

• The intern was fired for fabricating survey results.
• A factory in the town is fabricating steel beams for the bridge.

• The idealistic young teacher believed every child could love reading.
• Critics called the plan idealistic and short on funding.

• The timeworn steps dipped in the middle from centuries of footsteps.
• He opened his timeworn diary and smiled.

• A superficial reading of the poem misses its darker meaning.
• The wound was superficial and healed in days.

• The movie’s convoluted plot needed a diagram to follow.
• She apologised for the convoluted directions.

• The band’s new album sounded derivative of their idols.
• Reviewers called the design derivative but competent.

• An inadvertent click deleted the entire folder.
• His inadvertent remark hurt her feelings.

• The deadline seemed arbitrary because no one could explain it.
• Arbitrary rules breed resentment.

• The spokesperson’s obfuscations avoided every direct question.
• Legal obfuscations hid the true cost of the contract.

• Despite repeated admonitions, the boys kept running by the pool.
• Her grandmother’s admonitions about honesty stayed with her.

• The festival is filled with venerations of the ancestors.
• Venerations of the founder continue a century after his death.

• New DNA evidence led to several exonerations last year.
• The report’s exonerations restored the pilots’ reputations.

• Workers cleared debris from the road after the storm.
• Space debris threatens working satellites.

• Her recollections of the village were vivid and warm.
• The two brothers’ recollections of the trip did not match

• Auditors flagged several anomalies in the accounts.
• The warm January was one of several weather anomalies that year.

• The mayor tried to dispel rumours about the closure.
• A bright morning dispelled the night’s worries.

• Repeating the stereotype only perpetuates it.
• Festivals perpetuate old customs for new generations.

• The committee will codify the club’s unwritten rules.
• Lawmakers moved to codify the ruling into law.

• A locked gate kept thwarting the thief’s escape.
• Heavy rain was thwarting our plans for a picnic.

• The team was constrained by a tiny budget.
• She felt constrained by the strict dress code.

• The airline preempted complaints by offering refunds early.
• Their early offer preempted a bidding war.

• Paying extra expedited the passport application.
• A new form expedited the approval process.

• The subtlety of her humour made it easy to miss.
• He painted with a subtlety that rewarded close viewing

• Please enumerate three reasons for your choaxice.
• The guide enumerates the park’s trails by difficulty.

• The board will deem the proposal acceptable if costs stay low.
• Officials deemed the old bridge unsafe.

• The first robin is a harbinger of spring.
• Falling sales were a harbinger of bigger trouble.

• The council gave its sanction to the new park.
• Several countries imposed sanctions on the regime.

• She is an exemplar of patience and kindness.
• The building is an exemplar of modern design.

• Neglect of the garden let the weeds take over.
• Do not neglect small details in your essay.

• Divers managed to salvage the cargo from the wreck.
• He tried to salvage the evening after the power cut.

• Lawmakers voted to amend the bill.
• Please amend the date on your application.

• Team cohesion improved after the retreat.
• Transition words add cohesion to a paragraph.

• A wide disparity in funding separated the two schools.
• Researchers measured the disparity in test scores across regions.

Energy, activity or the capacity for change and progress.

• The new CEO brought dynamism to the sleepy company.
• The city’s dynamism attracts young entrepreneurs.

• The monastery’s austerity left rooms bare and meals plain.
• Years of austerity forced the town to close its library.