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November 2026 SAT Vocab on Reddit: Every Word Students Recalled
Mr. Osama Ahmad Oct 26, 2026 89 min read
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Students on Reddit recalled November 2026 SAT vocab answers such as immaterial to, a dearth, precipitating, convoluted and synthesis on the international form, and frugal, ameliorate and realized on the US form. This page quotes 330 of their comments word by word, with meanings, trap choices and memory tips. Nothing here is confirmed by College Board.
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Updated November 7, 2026. This is the November 2026 SAT vocab discussion from Reddit, collected in one place: 330 real comments from r/Sat, r/satprep and r/digitalSATs about the Words in Context questions on the November 7 Digital SAT (241 about the international form, 89 about the US form). For each word you get the student quotes, the meaning, the wrong choices students fell for and a quick memory tip. College Board has not confirmed any of these answers, and the Bluebook test forms are not public.
This page collects what students posted on Reddit about the November 7, 2026 SAT. These are student recollections and opinions — not verified and not confirmed by College Board.
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What vocab was on the November 2026 SAT, according to Reddit?
Students in the r/Sat international discussion thread recalled at least a dozen Words in Context answers. The words named most often were “immaterial to,” “a dearth,” “precipitating,” “convoluted,” “synthesis” and “enhanced.” Others recalled “belies,” “credible,” “inequitable,” “supplement” and “feasible.” These are memories, so wording and choices vary between students.
The tag list below counts every comment that names a word, answer or wrong choice. The trap words show up almost as often as the answers, which tells you where students hesitated.
dearth 31immaterial 29precipitating 25convoluted 24synthesis 20belies 19credible 17enhanced 16determinative 14ameliorate 14uncharacteristic 12thwart 12inequitable 12supplement 11monetize 9feasible 7aggregation 6resurgence 6condensed 6dubious 6abatement 4pretense 4malign 4offset 4impart 4inactive 3rigor 3contrived 3stabilize 1revitalize 1hinder 1exchange 1Number = comments on this page that mention the word. Navy: the answer most students settled on. Red: other choices students mention. The moderator’s definitions list is not counted.
offset = balance out or cancel; preserve = keep intact; demand = require; reflect = show.
Offset: one thing sets off (cancels) the other.
How hard was the November 2026 SAT vocab?
Opinions split. Six comments called the international vocab easy or said they got no hard vocab, four said it was hard or that they expected to lose points on it, and two students said they missed one or two vocab items. That is only twelve comments, so treat it as a mood check rather than a measurement. For overall test difficulty and the curve, see the reading discussion and how hard the November 2026 SAT was.
Method: we read every comment on this page posted after the international test and labeled by hand only the ones that state how the vocab felt. Comments that only ask for answers were not labeled.
u/Dry-Mistake609 · 3 points · reply to u/Joeanly · linkHarder for sure vocab was easier but passages were hell
u/Otherwise_Shame5367 · 2 points · reply to u/christiahayek · linkah understandable. vocab was easy as far as ive heard?
u/Sea-Explanation8723 · 2 points · reply to u/Familiar-Chain3449 · r/Sat, “English Nov 7th SAT” · linksame here, didn’t even get any hard vocab, i’m soo scared
u/woah-dino · 1 point · reply to u/Less-Climate921 · linkBruh don't worry I didn't got easy mod 2 just in the mod 2 vocabulary and grammar was easier I felt so
u/Ali_ishim · 1 point · linkBro I genuinely failed I think I got 2 wrong mod 1 english like 4 wrong mod 2(vocab) and like 4 or 5 wrong mod 2 math
u/shipawn · 1 point · reply · r/satprep, “NOV SAT DISCUSSION” · linkno don't ask me, they were so easy like simply asking about names from the graph and vocab was so easy! and only few interference qs like baleem whales, and some native species and climate change (no cross section qs in module 2, but I got one question on module 1) and tho I found Grammer very easy so I don't know about it.
u/CarefulAd6864 · 1 point · reply · r/Sat, “Past sat takers was the exam easier compared to the other SA” · linkFelt the same tbh the vocab was significantly easier for me tho
u/Plastic-Metal-2536 · 0 points · linkif i got two vocabs wrong should i consider cancelling my score? (i’m aiming for 1550+… and i previously got around 1500)
Which November 2026 SAT vocab answers did Reddit argue about?
The biggest debate was “immaterial to” against “determinative of” (33 comments). The robot questions came next: students split between “enhanced” and “ameliorate” and were not sure whether they saw one item or two. Below, each word gets the recalled sentence, the top comment, what the thread concluded, our explanation and every comment we found.
“Immaterial to” or “determinative of”?
How students recalled it: Students recalled a passage about a survey of consumer brands (sauces, detergents) that found pricing “though hardly ___ brand success, made a much less pronounced contribution to brand success than retail distribution breadth did.” u/muinegni listed the choices as contingent on, immaterial to, uncharacteristic of and determinative of.
“Here's my reasoning. "...hardly ___ brand success" here needs to be different (but not completely contradictory because its the transition word though) from the sentence that follows which says "less... contribution to brand success". If we put in immaterial, then the whole sentence means, "Though sale pricing is not nonessential (meaning it still matters) to brand success, they matter less"”u/higuyshehe · 2 points · view comment on Reddit
What students concluded: Most replies said “immaterial to.” A loud minority argued for “determinative of” (one student says they checked websites and AI tools), and a few picked “uncharacteristic of.” Nobody posted an official answer.
Meaning, trap and memory tip (our explanation, not a confirmed answer)
Meaning:immaterial to = not relevant to, does not matter for.
Why it fits the recalled sentence: “Though” sets up a concession against the main clause. “Though hardly immaterial to brand success” means pricing does matter, and the main clause adds that it mattered less than distribution. With “hardly determinative of,” both halves say pricing was minor, so “though” has nothing to push against.
Trap: “determinative of” (deciding) and “uncharacteristic of” (not typical). One student switched to determinative after noticing the word “less”; the word “though” is what rules it out.
Memory tip: Im-material: “no matter.” “Hardly immaterial” flips it: it does matter.
The other 32 comments on this word (highest score first):
u/richminer69 · 3 points · reply to u/higuyshehe · linkit is "determinative of"
u/Suspicious_Abies7822 · 3 points · linkdid anyone get uncharacteristic for the demand question???
u/send_help247 · 3 points · reply to u/Suspicious_Abies7822 · linkanswer was "immaterial to"
u/Educational_Bus_5101 · 3 points · reply to u/GamingZI6 · linkI put that but apparently it was “immaterial to”..?
u/Dry-Mistake609 · 3 points · reply to u/GamingZI6 · linkIt was determinative idk how people are getting immaterial
u/higuyshehe · 2 points · linkThe cost/success of the business question for vocab module 2 was immaterial, I think.
u/Flimsy_Novel1216 · 2 points · reply to u/richminer69 · linkIts immaterial to, ppl around me all said that one
u/Ok_Network_9060 · 2 points · reply to u/GamingZI6 · linkI put Determinative of, immaterial won’t make sense
u/UsedConsideration547 · 2 points · reply to u/GamingZI6 · linkDeterminative
u/Pitiful_Bet_7715 · 2 points · linkFor the vocab question, did anyone choose uncharacteristic of
u/OkGeologist4061 · 2 points · reply to u/Pitiful_Bet_7715 · linkYup I did but a whole lot of people are saying the correct ans was immaterial to I think
u/Several_Maybe_419 · 1 point · reply to u/higuyshehe · linkGirl yeah i got that question too its immaterial i searched it up the second i came out and wailed with joy
u/Cool-Ad634 · 1 point · reply to u/Several_Maybe_419 · linkdid you get determinative of or was it immaterial
u/k4r1sm4 · 1 point · reply to u/Cool-Ad634 · linkit was immaterial
u/Cool-Ad634 · 1 point · reply to u/k4r1sm4 · linkPpl searched it up and said it was determinative off i believe its that too no?
u/Several_Maybe_419 · 1 point · reply to u/Cool-Ad634 · linkImmaterial bro i considered going with determinative of but it made no sense the more i thought abt it.
u/crammingalevels · 1 point · reply to u/Several_Maybe_419 · linkdude I chose uncharacteristic one
u/Suspicious_Abies7822 · 1 point · reply to u/EPICPANCAKELOL · linkhow did u get immaterial wasnt it uncharacteristic???
u/Several_Maybe_419 · 1 point · reply to u/crammingalevels · linkI failed to realize there was a "less" before the blank space. So im wrong its prob determinative of
u/EPICPANCAKELOL · 1 point · reply to u/Suspicious_Abies7822 · linkIt’s either determinative of or immaterial to Def not uncharacteristic
u/clockcy · 1 point · reply to u/higuyshehe · linkYeah i did the same. The rest just didnt fit, uncharacteristic of/immaterial to. We have to portray it as if it's hardly a determiner anyway but still it's contribution was less than (wtv other thing). I was completely shattered by the passages though, i feel so down rn. My mod 1 was perfect i think but im sure i got 8-9 wrong in mod 2
u/Ambitious-Banana5927 · 1 point · reply to u/Traditional-Bug-730 · linkyea but like the determinative one or the immaterial one ppl are saying immaterial but i dont know since i put determinative since it was talkinb abt even though it doesnt make that much of a contribution and hardly immaterial would indicate that it was important so wouldnt determinative make more sense
u/Grand_Tailor_3974 · 1 point · reply to u/Ambitious-Banana5927 · linkit’s immaterial to
u/Suspicious_Abies7822 · 1 point · reply to u/muinegni · linkit was immaterial to apparently
u/muinegni · 1 point · reply to u/Suspicious_Abies7822 · linkMakes sense from what I remember the question was ~ …though hardly _____ brand success, made a much less pronounced contribution to brand success than retail distribution breadth did. A. contingent on B. immaterial to C. uncharacteristic of D. determinative of
u/GamingZI6 · 1 point · linkDid anyone get uncharacteristic for ',____ for brand success' in the one they were surveying detergents, sauces and what not and later found prices don't matter much compared to retail reach?
u/GamingZI6 · 1 point · reply to u/Dry-Mistake609 · linkHow was it determetive? If it said price is hardly determetive for brand success it would make zero sense
u/Particular-Draw-2834 · 1 point · reply to u/GamingZI6 · linkimmaterial of
u/Ok_Network_9060 · 1 point · reply to u/higuyshehe · linkI checked with websites answers and ais. The answer is determinative of
u/Front_Manufacturer16 · 1 point · reply to u/Pitiful_Bet_7715 · linkI think I got just characteristics not uncharacteristic of
u/uey84nv · 1 point · reply to u/Pitiful_Bet_7715 · linkit was immaterial
u/Dry-Mistake609 · 0 points · reply to u/Proper_Trick4746 · linkI am pretty sure it was determinative of for the prices one
“A dearth” of information
How students recalled it: Students recalled a passage saying scientists had documented very little about nocturnal pollination by moths. Choices students named: aggregation, dearth and abatement.
What students concluded: Almost every reply said “a dearth.” At least one student admits picking “aggregation.”
Meaning, trap and memory tip (our explanation, not a confirmed answer)
Meaning:dearth = a lack or shortage.
Why it fits: The recalled text describes missing documentation, and only “dearth” means “not enough of something.”
Trap: “aggregation” (a collection), the near opposite; “abatement” (a reduction in strength) sounds close but describes something weakening, not something missing.
Memory tip: “Dearth” comes from “dear” (costly). Things get dear when they are scarce.
The other 18 comments on this word (highest score first):
u/Grand_Tailor_3974 · 5 points · reply to u/Fine-Adhesiveness-26 · linkit was dearth xx
u/Ali_ishim · 3 points · linkWhat did u guys get for the question where the options were like abatement, dearth, and aggregation? As well as the honeybee one and the one about ecocriticism?
u/Fury7887 · 3 points · reply to u/Ali_ishim · linkDearth
u/send_help247 · 2 points · reply to u/higuyshehe · linkanswer was dearth i think
u/Treezamike · 2 points · reply to u/higuyshehe · linkI did dearth too
u/Fine-Adhesiveness-26 · 2 points · reply to u/higuyshehe · linki picked dearth too. im gonna kms
u/Proper_Trick4746 · 2 points · reply to u/higuyshehe · linkDo u remember other options from dearth question?
u/InevitableCause47 · 2 points · reply to u/higuyshehe · linkdearth is correct
u/sufyan_alt · 2 points · reply to u/Ali_ishim · linki chose dearth, idk tho
u/percemonia · 2 points · reply to u/Educational_Dog_4142 · linkDearth. I didnt encountered the other questions you had other than those i think. Convoluted looks familiar tho
u/Opposite_Whole4749 · 2 points · reply to u/Ali_ishim · linkDearth is the correct one.
u/Ali_ishim · 2 points · reply to u/Lanky_Success_4225 · linkSame I put aggregation 😭😭😭
u/Blimpyseal · 1 point · reply to u/EPICPANCAKELOL · linkwhat does dearth even mean
u/Blimpyseal · 1 point · reply to u/Late_Disaster781 · linkdearth!!
u/Lanky_Success_4225 · 1 point · reply to u/Suspicious_Abies7822 · linkI got the one with dearth? Do yk anything abt that
u/sufyan_alt · 0 points · reply to u/Educational_Dog_4142 · link5.5 dearth idk if correct
u/Mushi_gg · 0 points · reply to u/Wise_Tell7055 · linkDearth
“Precipitating” demand
How students recalled it: Students recalled a passage where the price of a vintage collectible (“vintage pink ponies,” in u/AdvantageOk5520’s words) went up and, counterintuitively, ___ demand. u/crammingalevels listed monetize, exploit and precipitate, and u/Educational_Bus_5101 added stabilize.
“monetize --> to turn service into a paid one.. it was already paid precipitate --> increase suddenly, which makes sense”u/Lazy-Tonight8418 · 4 points · view comment on Reddit
What students concluded: Most students chose “precipitating.” A few defended “monetize”; replies pushed back that demand cannot be monetized.
Meaning, trap and memory tip (our explanation, not a confirmed answer)
Meaning:precipitate = to cause something to happen, often suddenly.
Why it fits: A higher price usually lowers demand. The passage calls the effect counterintuitive, so the price rise must have brought on more demand.
Trap: “monetize” (make money from something) and “stabilize” (keep steady). Neither describes a price sparking demand.
Memory tip: Precipitation falls fast from the sky. To precipitate an event is to make it fall into place fast.
The other 18 comments on this word (highest score first):
u/OkArticle9550 · 4 points · linkWas precipitate the answer
u/higuyshehe · 3 points · linkwas the vocab question with precipitate also the one with dearth?
u/Suspicious_Abies7822 · 3 points · linkdid anyone get precipitate in vocab but it was a question about price and demand, not the one with dearth
u/AdvantageOk5520 · 2 points · reply to u/higuyshehe · linkyes i put precipitate and dearth but they’re separate questions
u/higuyshehe · 2 points · linkGUYS WHAT WAS THE PRECIPITATE QUESTION pls tell me other options or the question itself
u/One_Razzmatazz_9372 · 2 points · reply to u/higuyshehe · linkI put monetize for that
u/AdvantageOk5520 · 1 point · reply to u/EPICPANCAKELOL · linkare u sure? says who? also yeah i got precipitating
u/higuyshehe · 1 point · reply to u/AdvantageOk5520 · linkdo you remember the precipitate question?? bc i don't remember what I picked...
u/AdvantageOk5520 · 1 point · reply to u/higuyshehe · linkit was about the price of vintage pink ponies going up and how that’s counterintuitive to the effect of _____ demand
u/crammingalevels · 1 point · reply to u/higuyshehe · linkOptions were monetize exploit precipitate and one more
u/higuyshehe · 1 point · reply to u/crammingalevels · linkTHANK YOU!! i think I did precipitate for this one bc monetize doesn't make sense..
u/Educational_Bus_5101 · 1 point · reply to u/crammingalevels · linkStabilize was the last option! There was an exact same practice question in the questionbank lol
u/Outrageous_Job_1908 · 1 point · reply to u/Suspicious_Abies7822 · linkYesssur I got d which was precipitate
u/HelpfulPollution3422 · 1 point · reply to u/uey84nv · linkI also gave precipitate, are you sure about it?
u/Suspicious_Abies7822 · 1 point · reply to u/HelpfulPollution3422 · linkyea p sure its precipitating cuz u cant monetize demand that doesnt make sense
u/Every-Bathroom6670 · 1 point · reply to u/kri77sz · linkWhy monetize and not precipitate? It was about making/bringing about demand, not making demand lucrative (demand is already lucrative, so I don't think it would make sense)
u/Budget-Custard2528 · 1 point · reply to u/Solid_Aspect_1986 · linkIt was precipitate demand
“Enhanced”: the robot dinosaur wings
How students recalled it: Students recalled a study where a robot shaped like a small-winged dinosaur flashed its wings and flushed grasshoppers out of hiding. The blank said the tiny wings may have ___ the dinosaur’s foraging.
What students concluded: Replies that named an answer mostly said “enhanced.” Some students picked resurgence, revitalize or hinder, and some mixed it up with a separate “ameliorate” item (next section).
Meaning, trap and memory tip (our explanation, not a confirmed answer)
Meaning:enhance = to improve or increase something.
Why it fits: Flushing more prey out of hiding helps a hunter, so the wings improved foraging.
Trap: “hinder” is the opposite of what the robot test showed; “ameliorate” means fixing something bad, and foraging was not described as a problem; “resurgence” is a noun meaning a comeback.
Memory tip: Enhance a good thing. Ameliorate a bad thing.
The other 8 comments on this word (highest score first):
u/Standard-Walk6172 · 2 points · linkdid anyone get words in context robot imitating some dinosaur that had weak wings. Most likely answer was revitalize or enhance
u/Traditional-Bug-730 · 1 point · reply to u/sufyan_alt · linkResurge was for the dino question i believe
u/Jack_Sparrow_4761 · 1 point · reply to u/Ali_ishim · linkcan u remind me what exactly the enhance one said? ion recall exactly what it was
u/Educational_Dog_4142 · 1 point · reply to u/Standard-Walk6172 · linkWas it enhance????
u/Sad_Department_7068 · 1 point · reply to u/Opposite_Whole4749 · linkI think the answer was this was hinder. Because the text said something like” when the robots went hunting( idk exactly) the grasshoppers came out of hiding. Hence, wings without obvious utility may have ______ the dinosaurs ability to hunt.
u/uey84nv · 1 point · reply to u/Brief-Stranger2788 · linkit was enhanced
u/Potential-Middle-383 · 1 point · reply · r/satprep, “NOV SAT DISCUSSION” · linkErrrr a vocab QS talking abt mini wing dinosaur, and hard module bullet points required to read the student notes
u/Brief-Stranger2788 · 0 points · linkDid anyone get a vocab question about wings of a dinosaur?
“Ameliorate”: the uncanny valley robot question
How students recalled it: Several students describe a different robot passage, about robots designed to look less like robots (the “uncanny valley”). They argued over whether “ameliorate” was the answer. One student remembers “substantiate” as an option.
“Is ameliorate correct? Did anyone get that”u/Pineappleonpizzaman · 5 points · view comment on Reddit
What students concluded: Students did not agree. Some said “ameliorate” was the answer; u/WaffleGuy420 and u/Rkmaster25367 argued against it. The thread never settled whether this was its own question or the dinosaur item remembered differently.
Meaning, trap and memory tip (our explanation, not a confirmed answer)
Meaning:ameliorate = to make a bad situation less bad.
How to decide: If the blank describes reducing the uneasy feeling people get from almost-human robots, “ameliorate” fits. If the blank describes making that effect stronger, it does not. The recalled wording is too thin to say which.
Trap: Reading “ameliorate” as a plain synonym of “improve.” It needs a problem to act on.
Memory tip: Ameliorate holds the Latin “melior,” better: it makes a bad thing better.
The other 12 comments on this word (highest score first):
u/Emotional-Pickle-700 · 4 points · reply to u/higuyshehe · linkAmeliorate was answer
u/higuyshehe · 2 points · linkSomeone please tell me what the Ameliorate vocab question was bc I think I picked something else (I have no idea what question it is..)
u/Ok_Network_9060 · 2 points · reply to u/WaffleGuy420 · linkWhich is exactly why ameliorate is right, because it means make bad things better. Different from improve or enhance.
u/shoo_creamppang · 1 point · reply to u/shoo_creamppang · linkAlso there was ameliorate for vocab
u/Pineappleonpizzaman · 1 point · reply to u/Pineappleonpizzaman · linkIts the question on the uncanny valley robots if anyone got that question
u/WaffleGuy420 · 1 point · reply to u/Pineappleonpizzaman · linkthe question was framed around the aim of robots to look less like robots, so ameliorate is wrong. ameliorate means enhance/better
u/Pineappleonpizzaman · 1 point · reply to u/WaffleGuy420 · linkSo what is the answer
u/ContributionLucky697 · 1 point · reply to u/Traditional-Ring-287 · linkameriolate was not the correct answer right? it was substantiate?
u/WaffleGuy420 · 1 point · reply to u/Pineappleonpizzaman · linksome synonym of inhibit/hide i forgot
u/Rkmaster25367 · 1 point · linkDid anybody get the uncanny valley human robot question?
u/WorthPrize9269 · 1 point · reply to u/Rkmaster25367 · linkI chose ameliorate
u/Rkmaster25367 · 1 point · reply to u/WorthPrize9269 · linkWouldn't that have been it makes the effect better. meaning the uncanny valley is better not the negation of it.
“Convoluted” or “condensed”?
How students recalled it: Students recalled technical documentation so detailed that even professionals struggled to unpack it.
“It mentioned that even professionals struggled to unpack it and that its Excessively detailed so convoluted fit into the context”u/Objective_Baby9090 · 1 point · view comment on Reddit
What students concluded: Nearly everyone said “convoluted.” One reply claimed both convoluted and aggregate were wrong, and another answered that convoluted was right.
Meaning, trap and memory tip (our explanation, not a confirmed answer)
Meaning:convoluted = extremely complicated and hard to follow.
Why it fits: u/Objective_Baby9090 recalls the text saying the material was excessively detailed and hard even for professionals. That is a description of complexity.
Trap: “condensed” means shortened. A condensed text is easier to read, the opposite of the clue.
Memory tip: A convolution is a coil or twist. Convoluted writing twists back on itself.
The other 10 comments on this word (highest score first):
u/Dry-Mistake609 · 4 points · reply to u/TurnipCommercial2370 · linkConvoluted
u/Objective_Baby9090 · 3 points · reply to u/Key_Knee_6568 · linkIt was convoluted? Because condensed means straightforward. Whereas the passage should extreme complexity
u/TurnipCommercial2370 · 2 points · linkWas that convoluted or condensed
u/Key_Knee_6568 · 2 points · linkVocab question with condensed? And the bird foraging one?
u/TheCouchHustler · 1 point · reply to u/Dry-Mistake609 · linkNOT CONDENSED??
u/tvgirlsconfidante · 1 point · reply to u/Proper_Trick4746 · linkwait i got convoluted too
u/uey84nv · 1 point · reply to u/Key_Knee_6568 · linknope it was convoluted, bird foraging was enhancing
u/Munish_Manohar · 1 point · reply to u/Key_Knee_6568 · linkConvoluted
u/Money_Assistance_185 · 1 point · reply to u/asimkanal · linkconvoluted is wrong and aggregate is wrong
u/Budget-Custard2528 · 1 point · reply to u/Money_Assistance_185 · linkConvoluted is right
“Synthesis”: the kecak dance
How students recalled it: Students recalled a passage about a Balinese dance that combined traditional dance with the Ramayana. The blank described the ___ of distinct artistic elements. Choices students named: pretense, synthesis, resurgence.
“Did any one get vocab answer = synthesis”u/No_Break_7881 · 5 points · view comment on Reddit
What students concluded: Most replies said “synthesis.” u/Late_Disaster781 asked about “pretense,” and one student switched to “resurgence” at the last second.
Meaning, trap and memory tip (our explanation, not a confirmed answer)
Meaning:synthesis = combining separate things into a new whole.
Why it fits: The passage, as recalled, describes two traditions merged into one performance.
Trap: “pretense” (a false show) and “resurgence” (a comeback after decline). Neither means combining.
Memory tip: Syn = together, thesis = putting. Photosynthesis puts light and carbon dioxide together.
The other 11 comments on this word (highest score first):
u/Late_Disaster781 · 4 points · linkDid any one get the Ramayana poem and all… where combining dance forms stuff was there VOCAABB! Was th answer- pretense?
u/Suspicious_Abies7822 · 4 points · reply to u/Late_Disaster781 · linkthat was synthesis
u/HelpfulPollution3422 · 3 points · reply to u/Dull_Bit3562 · linkI got synthesis
u/Suspicious_Abies7822 · 1 point · reply to u/Traditional-Ring-287 · linkwas synthesis the questiona bout the dance?
u/Public-Squirrel3177 · 1 point · reply to u/Late_Disaster781 · linkIt was synthesis
u/Traditional-Bug-730 · 1 point · reply to u/Late_Disaster781 · linkYeah I got that , it was some dance kinda thing Was this question of mod1 or 2?
u/sufyan_alt · 1 point · reply to u/Late_Disaster781 · linkwas it resurgence?
u/Front_Manufacturer16 · 1 point · reply to u/No_Break_7881 · linkI removed it last second to resurgence 😭😭😭😭
u/Dull_Bit3562 · 1 point · linkVocab question with pretense and synthesis about some dance
u/Lanky_Success_4225 · 1 point · reply to u/Late_Disaster781 · linkI chose synthesis for the dancer I think. I remember the other vocabs were resurgence or sm
u/Particular-Draw-2834 · 1 point · reply to u/Dull_Bit3562 · linksynthesis
“Belies” or “thwart”? The patents question
How students recalled it: u/adddfhuii posted what they say is the full item: merely tallying the number of patents filed per year ___ the degree of innovation, because truly novel patents are vastly outnumbered by nonnovel ones. Choices in that post: belies, portends, thwarts, maligns.
“Belies 100%, it’s a question that has already showed up u can even search it on google : Yuen Yuen Ang et al. argue that merely tallying the number of patents filed per year ______ the degree of innovation occurring: truly novel patents—those, like a 2011 patent for an automated navigation system for planes, that combine previously unaffiliated technological domains—are vastly outnumbered by nonnovel patents (e.g., a 2008 patent for a method of making soup). Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase? A) belies B) portends C) thwarts D) maligns”u/adddfhuii · 2 points · view comment on Reddit
What students concluded: The thread split between “belies” and “thwart,” and most later replies settled on “belies.”
Meaning, trap and memory tip (our explanation, not a confirmed answer)
Meaning:belie = to give a false picture of something.
Why it fits: Counting patents makes innovation look bigger than it is, since most patents are not novel. The count gives a false picture.
Trap: “thwart” (to block) suggests counting stops innovation, which the text never says. “malign” means to speak badly of; “portend” means to signal something coming.
Memory tip: Be-LIE: the number tells a lie about the real picture.
The other 15 comments on this word (highest score first):
u/Caudationx · 2 points · reply to u/percemonia · linkIt was thrawt correct answer is that cuz it means to block i think
u/Few-Computer4148 · 2 points · reply to u/percemonia · linkThwart I think the answer was belies
u/BlueSky_____ · 2 points · linkWas the answer belie or thwart
u/percemonia · 1 point · linkdid anyone get vocab questin with answer thraft or smth like that i dont even remember the word
u/Overall-Pin-6816 · 1 point · linkWhat was the answer of question with malign and belies
u/14ProfHyuuga88forTND · 1 point · reply to u/Overall-Pin-6816 · linki put belies. i don't remember the passage, but if one thing belies another that means that the one thing is an appearance that distracts from the other. or so i thought
u/Solid_Aspect_1986 · 1 point · linkFor vocab it was belies for sure right?
u/itsastrangeparadiise · 1 point · reply to u/Overall-Pin-6816 · linkThe one with novelty of patents? Something like "merely tallying the number of patents in a given year [belies] the true creativity of innovations", I think.
u/SuccessfulEffect1417 · 1 point · linkvocab qn belie or thwart
u/NoAction3157 · 1 point · linkDoes anyone know any questions for english and math that were hard module? For math i know the cement was hard module so i got that one but what is english hard module i remember i got words like belies and thwarts they were pretty hard
u/Wise_Tell7055 · 1 point · linkWas it belie or dearth
u/Money_Assistance_185 · 1 point · reply to u/SuccessfulEffect1417 · linkdude just google, its belie
u/SuccessfulEffect1417 · 1 point · reply to u/Money_Assistance_185 · linki wrote belie aswell but people were saying thwart i dont remember the qn
u/Money_Assistance_185 · 1 point · reply to u/SuccessfulEffect1417 · linkno i mean u can just gioogle it, thwart means stop like a thing from happening and belie means misrepreswent which is the right answer here
How students recalled it: Students recalled a plant-evolution passage (a shift in carbon fixation about 2.6 million years ago): aridity is a plausible cause, and it is also ___ that a drop in CO2 caused it. u/milvinixx listed advantageous, credible and dubious.
“it, in fact, isn’t dubious. If we do think about the same question(carbon fixation), it is definitely credible. The choices were advantageous, credible and dubious, don’t really remember the 4th”u/milvinixx · 1 point · r/Sat, “november vocab” · view comment on Reddit
What students concluded: Most said “credible.” In the r/Sat “november vocab” thread u/pipipooo8 chose “dubious,” and u/whateverdudezie picked “incontrovertible.”
Meaning, trap and memory tip (our explanation, not a confirmed answer)
Meaning:credible = believable.
Why it fits: The word “also” pairs the blank with “plausible,” so the blank needs a similar meaning.
Trap: “dubious” (doubtful) flips the meaning; “incontrovertible” (impossible to dispute) is far stronger than “plausible.”
Memory tip: Credible shares a root with “credit”: you can give the idea credit.
u/hyipcass · original post, r/Sat “november vocab” · linkwhat was the ans of that vocab question. i only remember 2 opts dubious and credible also if someone knows english answers pls drop them here
The other 12 comments on this word (highest score first):
u/Potential-Middle-383 · 1 point · reply to u/whateverdudezie · r/digitalSATs, “NOV SAT discussion” · linklol I did the credible
u/Brief-Stranger2788 · 1 point · linkDid anyone get the vocab question with unconventional and another one with credible?
u/uey84nv · 1 point · reply to u/Brief-Stranger2788 · linkit was credible
u/Potential-Middle-383 · 1 point · r/Sat, “november vocab” · linkOmg I didn’t choose dubious
u/hyipcass · 1 point · reply to u/Potential-Middle-383 · r/Sat, “november vocab” · linksame
u/hyipcass · 1 point · reply to u/No_Break_7881 · linkwhat was the ans of the first vocab question? i remember dubious and credible
u/ilovetiramisu73 · 1 point · r/Sat, “november vocab” · linkI was between those two and chose credible but I think I’m cooked
u/pipipooo8 · 1 point · r/Sat, “november vocab” · linki chose dubious
u/hyipcass · 1 point · reply to u/Potential-Middle-383 · r/Sat, “november vocab” · linksame i choose credible too
u/ilovetiramisu73 · 1 point · r/satprep, “NOV SAT discussion” · linkThere was one that an answer choice was credible which I was unsure but I picked that obe
u/Sea-Explanation8723 · 1 point · reply · r/Sat, “English Nov 7th SAT” · linksamee what was ur vocab like
u/Peach_67 · 1 point · reply to u/Sea-Explanation8723 · r/Sat, “English Nov 7th SAT” · linkLike rephrased credible I think that’s what I remember
“Inequitable”: certification costs
How students recalled it: u/HunggggKkkk recalled that large companies could absorb the cost of agricultural certification while small farmers could not.
“Large companies can deal with the expense or smth but small farmers cannot i think so”u/HunggggKkkk · 2 points · view comment on Reddit
What students concluded: Students who mentioned it said “inequitable.”
Meaning, trap and memory tip (our explanation, not a confirmed answer)
Meaning:inequitable = unfair.
Why it fits: The same rule weighs heavily on small farmers and lightly on big firms, so its effect is unfair.
Trap: Words that mean “unequal in size” without the sense of unfairness.
Memory tip: Equity means fairness. In-equit-able: not fair.
The other 4 comments on this word (highest score first):
u/Suspicious_Abies7822 · 2 points · reply to u/Educational_Dog_4142 · linkinequitable was correct, the grande terre one i dont remember the options
u/AdvantageOk5520 · 1 point · reply to u/HunggggKkkk · linkdo u rmbr what the inequitable question was abt
u/Suspicious_Abies7822 · 1 point · reply to u/Educational_Dog_4142 · linkthe ai question was the human appreciates the effort 1, dont remember what i put for grande terre tho, i remember putting inequitable and supplemtn
u/silvrfalcon · 1 point · reply to u/BlueSky_____ · linkI think it was inequitable or sm
“Supplement”: mechanics and scanners
How students recalled it: u/EPICPANCAKELOL recalled that diagnostic scanners have limitations, so most mechanics ___ their use of scanners with other methods.
What students concluded: Students said “supplement.” One student picked “exchange” and asked if that was right.
Meaning, trap and memory tip (our explanation, not a confirmed answer)
Meaning:supplement = add to something.
Why it fits: “With other methods” means mechanics keep the scanner and add more checks.
Trap: “exchange” would mean replacing the scanner, which the sentence does not say.
Memory tip: A vitamin supplement adds to your meals. It does not replace them.
The other 2 comments on this word (highest score first):
u/EPICPANCAKELOL · 1 point · reply to u/EPICPANCAKELOL · linkBut these tool are not with limitation there fore …. Most mechanics supplement their use of scanner with ….
u/redridingpony · 1 point · r/satprep, “NOV SAT discussion” · linkI forgot too but i remb some questions like one about federal and one about mechanics or sm
“Feasible”: naming minor planets
How students recalled it: Students recalled a passage saying that naming each minor planet was ___ when only a few were known.
What students concluded: Both students who discussed it said “feasible.”
Meaning, trap and memory tip (our explanation, not a confirmed answer)
Meaning:feasible = possible and practical.
Why it fits: With few planets known, naming each one was doable. The contrast is with today, when there are too many.
Trap: Choices about importance or popularity. The clue is about how practical the task was.
Memory tip: Feasible comes from the French “faire,” to do: it can be done.
The other 1 comments on this word (highest score first):
u/ihateschoolwllw · 1 point · reply to u/Lanky_Success_4225 · linkyes feasible was a 100% correct
“Offset,” preserve, demand or reflect?
How students recalled it: Two students recalled a question about supply integrity with the choices offset, preserve, demand and reflect.
“i chose offset cuz it said those that basically offset the flow r the ones that should have smth done to them”u/Street-Leading4979 · 2 points · view comment on Reddit
What students concluded: No one posted an answer beyond one student explaining why they chose “offset.” The recall is too thin to judge.
Meaning, trap and memory tip (our explanation, not a confirmed answer)
Meanings:offset = balance out or cancel; preserve = keep intact; demand = require; reflect = show.
How to decide: Find the clue word near the blank. If the sentence is about protecting integrity, “preserve” fits; if it is about balancing a loss, “offset” fits.
Memory tip: Offset: one thing sets off (cancels) the other.
The other 3 comments on this word (highest score first):
u/Rude_Panda1897 · 1 point · linkvocab question with offset, preserve, demand, reflect about supply integrity - was it offset???
u/Solid_Aspect_1986 · 1 point · linkGuys vocab pls: what is the answer ? offset demand preserve reflect
u/Remarkable-Bar-8797 · 1 point · r/Sat, “Official November 7, 2026, US SAT Discussion Thread” · linkGuys INTLS - OFFSET OR PREVENT IN VOCAB
Some students remembered a topic but not the choices: a question about fog (one reply suggests “indications”; another remembers a synonym of “familiar”), an answer choice “augment” (to increase), a waste management passage, and a description of a man named Mr. Kirby with the choices considerable, credible, reliable and courteous. If that last blank described his height, “considerable” is the only choice about size. None of these recalls has enough detail to judge.
u/pinkturtle33 · 3 points · linkVocab question about fog!!??
u/Fine-Adhesiveness-26 · 1 point · reply to u/avocado-618 · r/Sat, “horribly horrified.” · linkdid you get the question about this random man’s height?? mr kirby was describing him. the answer choices were considerable, credible, reliable, and courteous
u/Crystal_0305 · 1 point · linkOmg was it only me that felt like mod 1 math was harder than mod 2? I feel like I did good enough on mod 1 to get the harder mod 2 but idk man the stuff on mod 2 felt like it should've been on mod 1 like Why was there so many geometry questions?!! For English mod 2 there was a vocab question that had the word augment as one of the answer choices and I was wondering if it was correct...
u/pinkturtle33 · 1 point · linkVocab questions about fog and patents? What were the answers
u/LongIndependent5710 · 1 point · reply to u/pinkturtle33 · linkIndications I believe sum like that
u/Solid_Aspect_1986 · 1 point · linkFor vocab there was waste management or something what did u guys choose I don't even remember the options tbf if someone could remind me
u/pinkturtle33 · 1 point · reply to u/LongIndependent5710 · linkBut in the sentence there was the word familiar. One of the choices was a synonym of familiar I forgot it tho. I think it was that
Students’ full vocab lists
Many students posted the whole set of answers they remembered. These lists add words not discussed elsewhere: “inactive” (students tie it to “idle” in a poem), “impart” (to pass on), “rigor” (thoroughness), “unconventional,” “inconsistencies” and “contrived” (artificial). Lists differ because the Digital SAT gives different students different module 2 forms.
u/Educational_Dog_4142 · 4 points · linkHey guys!! Let’s discussfor math:Did you guys get a question with two fractions (with the constant r) and it asked what the max value is ( something like that) when w(x) is 0 . What did you guys put??I also got a question on module 1 and it talm bout sum increasing slope and constant slope with Muhammad in it and I guessed that one wt*for English:was it contrived, dearth, and inequitable?also did u guys get a island of Grande Terre split from the former supercontinent Gondwana around 80 million years ago, carrying Gondwanan species from a variety of clades with it… question? What did you guys put?
u/Proper_Trick4746 · 3 points · linkVocabs that I remember and picked: inequitable, supplement, convoluted, rigor, impart (from a poem about a woman’s husband), immaterial to, credible
u/ayt_nega · 3 points · linkNaac agent Honey bee graph question Debut novels Aunt of TOM AI privacy Vocab convolute, enhance, impart, supplement, abatement/ameliorate, Anyone?
u/Educational_Bus_5101 · 3 points · reply to u/ayt_nega · linkNAAC i said something along the lines of both the community workers and the New York lawyers were important to the movement or sm. Honey bee — something like the male’s average wing size was greater in July than in October (since its warmer, and life length was proportional to body size) I said enhance and supplement
u/AdvantageOk5520 · 2 points · reply to u/EPICPANCAKELOL · linkgot inactive enhanced convoluted idt i got credible and i picked exchange instead of supplement idk if thats right though
u/Grand_Tailor_3974 · 2 points · reply to u/TOPIATWINS · linkyes mine were convoluted, synthesis, supplement, immaterial to, and inactive these are the ones I remember
u/Educational_Dog_4142 · 2 points · linkGuys!!!!Who got the one with the ai painting (logical completion) ? It was smth like: they showed the humans a video of the ai painting and yeah something like that.Also what did you guys put for the Grande Terre Claude text 1 and 2 one?Did you guys get the two fractions with constant r and it asked for the value when w(x) is 0?Also I remember putting convoluted, Inequitable, supplement, dearth, and anything else I’m missing guys? Were these rightAlso what about the module 1 math Muhammad question? He was driving his car from his house and it was either increasing or constant slope. Do you guys remember what it was?
u/Objective_Baby9090 · 2 points · reply to u/Lanky_Success_4225 · linkYes I got dearth and one w precipitate both of which are recycled
u/HunggggKkkk · 1 point · linkWas it synthesis, inequitable, convoluted, and ameliorate for who got these?
u/AdvantageOk5520 · 1 point · reply to u/HunggggKkkk · linki got convoluted and ameliorate
u/Treezamike · 1 point · reply to u/HunggggKkkk · linkI don’t think synthesis and convoluted was the same question
u/whateverdudezie · 1 point · r/digitalSATs, “NOV SAT discussion” · linkCredible and incontrovertible I did the latter, I think that was credible Immaterial to and uncharacteristic of I did the latter again, I think it was immaterial to Apart from that uhh can't rem
u/Late_Disaster781 · 1 point · reply to u/Public-Squirrel3177 · linkDo u remember any other question from vocab? Dearth or precipitation. Stuff and Was the Ramayan question from mod 1 or 2
u/ihateschoolwllw · 1 point · reply to u/Proper_Trick4746 · linkwait i got completely different ones?? inconsistencies, feasible, precipitating, belies
u/Objective_Baby9090 · 1 point · reply to u/Embarrassed_Heart959 · linkMy vocab ans were (from what I can remember) dearth, supplement, convoluted, precipitates,synthesis I don't remember the rest
u/Then-Read8401 · 1 point · linkGuys, I’m absolutely lost on the vocab questions. I got precipitate, immaterial, and synthesis, but I honestly don’t remember the rest. I was kinda cooked If someone who remembers the questions could be nice enough to explain what the correct answers were, I’d really appreciate it.
u/kri77sz · 1 point · reply to u/Front_Manufacturer16 · linkA dearth was 100% in there and 100% the right answer as well as monetize
u/Potential-Middle-383 · 1 point · reply to u/hyipcass · r/Sat, “november vocab” · linkBut I chose credibly I hope so, and enhance (the mini wing dinosaur)I actually don’t remember if I chose enhanced or encompassed, cuz I did the last min adjust on some answers
u/asimkanal · 1 point · linkCan someone tell me if the vocab answers are synthesis,feasible,convoluted,dearth,aggregate i dont know about aggregate tho
What did the r/Sat moderator’s vocab list define?
The r/Sat moderator u/yodatsracist posts a definitions list on every test day. On November 7 it covered 32 entries, including immaterial to, dearth, precipitate, belie, thwart, ameliorate and convoluted. The moderator says these are hard words students reported, not a list of right or wrong answers.
u/yodatsracist (r/Sat moderator) · score hidden · view comment on RedditSAT results will start coming out Friday, November 20th around 07:00 in the morning Eastern (U.S.) time, but they won't all be released at once. Most people will probably have them by the end of the day Saturday, November 21st, but a few people will get them later. Note: this is before the final registration date for the December SAT (November 24th, 2026), but ask around if those test dates fill up in your local area if you're on the fence.VOCABULARYWhat vocabulary words were hard?Every test day I collect all the hard vocabulary and give definitions. They should be at the top of every test day discussion. Tell me all the hard vocabulary words and I'll give you definitions! These aren't the right or wrong answers, they're just hard words.• uncharacteristic of — not typical or usual for someone or something. "His angry response was uncharacteristic of his normally calm personality." "The sudden drop in sales was uncharacteristic of the company’s typical performance."• immaterial to — not relevant or important to something. "Her personal opinions were immaterial to the legal question.""The assault victim’s clothing was immaterial to the trial."• pathological — caused by disease; or extreme and unhealthy in behavior or feeling. "The doctor found no pathological changes in the tissue." "His pathological fear of failure prevented him from taking risks."• monetize — to make money from something. "The company found a way to monetize its popular website." "Many creators monetize their videos through advertising."• precipitate — to cause an event, especially a sudden or negative one, to happen. "The assassination helped precipitate a larger war." "The bank’s collapse precipitated a financial crisis."• precipitation — 1. rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls from the sky. “The region receives very little precipitation during the summer."• precipitate — in chemistry, to cause a dissolved substance to form a solid; also, the solid that forms. "Adding the chemical caused the salt to precipitate from the solution." "A white precipitate formed at the bottom of the test tube."• synthesis — the combining of different ideas or things into a new whole. "Her essay offered a synthesis of several competing theories." "Protein synthesis is the process by which cells produce proteins."• enhance — to improve or increase something. "The new lighting enhanced the appearance of the painting." "Regular practice can enhance your performance."• feasible — possible and practical to do. "The engineers concluded that the project was technically feasible, but would cost an incredibly large amount." "Finishing the work by Friday is feasible if everyone helps."• malign — to speak about someone or something in a harmful or unfairly negative way. "His opponents tried to malign his reputation." "The article unfairly maligned the entire organization."• belie — to give a false impression of something or hide the truth about it. "Her calm expression belied her anxiety." "The building’s small size belies its historical importance."• convoluted — extremely complicated and difficult to follow. "The novel has a convoluted plot with dozens of characters." "His explanation was so convoluted that no one understood it."• contrived — artificial or too obviously planned. "The dialogue sounded contrived rather than natural." "The film’s happy ending felt contrived."• condensed — made shorter, smaller, or more concentrated. "The textbook contains a condensed version of the original article." "The stock is sold in a condensed form; you have to add water to make it into soup."• dearth — a lack or shortage of something. "There is a dearth of affordable housing in the city." "The researchers faced a dearth of reliable data."• thwart — to prevent someone from achieving something. "Police thwarted the attempted robbery." "Bad weather thwarted their plans to climb the mountain."• optimal — best, often for a particular situation. "The researchers tried to determine the optimal temperature for the experiment." "Eight hours of sleep may be optimal for many adults."• forage — to search widely for food or supplies. "The birds forage for insects along the shore." "The hikers foraged for berries and edible plants."• abate — to become less strong or severe. "The storm finally began to abate after midnight." "Public anger did not abate after the unapologetic announcement."• abatement — a reduction in the strength, amount, or severity of something. "The city introduced new measures for noise abatement." "Carbon abatement policies are intended to reduce emissions."• aggregate — to combine separate things into a whole; also, the total formed by combining them. "The researchers aggregated data from several studies." "In aggregate, the small changes produced a large effect."• impart — to give or communicate information, knowledge, or a quality. "The teacher tried to impart a love of history to her students." "The spices impart a distinctive flavor to the dish."• ameliorate — to make a bad situation less bad. "The new policy was designed to ameliorate poverty.""Medication helped ameliorate some of his symptoms."• rigor — great care, thoroughness, and strictness in thinking or work. "The study was praised for its scientific rigor.""Top colleges expect you to take a rigorous course load, including many AP and IB classes if offered."• inequitable — unfair or unjust; unequal in terms of fairness. "Critics argued that the tax system was inequitable because poorer families paid a larger share of their income." "The court found that the policy created an inequitable distribution of resources."• resurgence — a return or increase after a period of decline. "The city experienced a resurgence in tourism after several difficult years." "Doctors were concerned about a resurgence of the disease."• credible — believable or worthy of trust. "The journalist found no credible evidence to support the accusation." "Her explanation seemed credible because it matched the available facts."• inconsistencies — differences or contradictions between things that should agree. "The detective noticed several inconsistencies in the witness’s story." "Researchers tried to explain the inconsistencies between the two studies."• parasocial — involving a one-sided emotional relationship with a public figure or media personality. "Some fans develop parasocial relationships with celebrities they have never met." "Social media can make parasocial connections with influencers feel unusually personal."• pretense — a false appearance or claim intended to deceive, often used in the phrase “false pretenses”. From the root “pretend”. "He got a date with her under false pretenses; he told her he was a famous athlete." "She dropped the pretense that everything was fine and admitted she was worried."• portend — to be a sign that something important or bad is about to happen. "Dark clouds can portend a severe storm." "The sudden drop in sales may portend deeper economic problems."What other hard words were there?
Where were students asking for the November 2026 SAT vocab list?
Within hours of the international sitting, students across r/Sat, r/satprep and r/digitalSATs asked for the vocab list and its answers. The moderator replied that the list goes up once students in London have entered the test room. These are the requests, so you can see how many students went looking.
u/Glum-Struggle8214 · 7 points · linkwhere is the list of vocab questions and what were the answers to them all?
u/SuccessfulEffect1417 · 2 points · linkwhere is the vocab list?
u/Icy_Somewhere8603 · 2 points · linkDoes anybody have the vocab words??
u/avocado-618 · 1 point · reply to u/Miserable-Row9450 · r/Sat, “horribly horrified.” · linkDOES ANYONE WHO ALREADY TOOK NOVEMBER SAT REMEMBER THE VOCAB
u/avocado-618 · 1 point · r/Sat, “The Sat test is upon us.” · linkhas anyone taken it? do u remember any vocab words
u/Own-Court-318 · 1 point · r/satprep, “NOV SAT discussion” · linkDon’t remember, what vocab did u get?
u/Own-Court-318 · 1 point · r/satprep, “Im getting 1200🤷♀️😭” · linkWhat vocab was on your test?
u/Ambitious-Banana5927 · 1 point · linkwhat vocab did yall have
u/TOPIATWINS · 1 point · reply to u/Grand_Tailor_3974 · linkdo you remember any vocab words
u/SriTheBoss-_- · 1 point · linkWhat are the hard questions that you guys remember. And please also post the vocab that you guys remeber that is hard.
u/Total_Purchase1661 · 1 point · linkGUYS, SOMEONE PIN THE VOCAB🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
u/No-Feedback-642 · 1 point · linkWhat was the vocab in the module 2?
u/Advanced-House-8112 · 1 point · reply to u/Dry-Mistake609 · linkWhat was the vocabb
u/Front_Manufacturer16 · 1 point · reply to u/SuccessfulEffect1417 · linkDo u know the awnsers? I got fries by vocab
u/yodatsracist · 1 point · reply to u/Kasku_luv · linkVocab doesn’t usually go up until students in London enter the test room. It’ll be up in like half an hour.
u/Front_Manufacturer16 · 1 point · linkWhat was the vocab awnsers😭😭😭 they keep making me lose 80+ points
u/Sea-Cantaloupe5376 · 1 point · reply to u/OkGeologist4061 · linkdo you remember all the words for the vocabulary?
u/Single-Training6651 · 1 point · linkwhat were the vocabs to rnw hard mod 2? i wanna know if i got ez or hard
u/Sure_Consequence_188 · 1 point · r/Sat, “November SAT was criminal (Europe)” · linkAnyone know any of the vocab ?
u/Sure_Consequence_188 · 1 point · r/Sat, “November SAT was horrendous (Europe)” · linkAnyone know any of the vocab
u/Mother_Ask6956 · 1 point · reply · r/satprep, “TODAYS SAT (need it)” · linkvocab • uncharacteristic of — not typical or usual for someone or something. "His angry response was uncharacteristic of his normally calm personality." "The sudden drop in sales was uncharacteristic of the company’s typical performance." • immaterial to — not relevant or import ... (long repost of the moderator’s vocab lists, 8251 characters; read it in full on Reddit)
u/Mother_Ask6956 · 1 point · reply · r/satprep, “TODAYS SAT (need it)” · linkvocab • uncharacteristic of — not typical or usual for someone or something. "His angry response was uncharacteristic of his normally calm personality." "The sudden drop in sales was uncharacteristic of the company’s typical performance." • immaterial to — not relevant or import ... (long repost of the moderator’s vocab lists, 8251 characters; read it in full on Reddit)
How did students prepare for SAT vocab before November 7?
In the week before the test, students traded vocab advice. Some skip vocab study and give each item about 30 seconds; others keep a list of words they missed. Several suggest doing the Words in Context questions first in each module, and one says to cover the choices and put your own word in the blank first.
u/Miserable-Row9450 · 3 points · r/Sat, “horribly horrified.” · linkOmg same specially the vocab is HORRIFYING ME LIKE ACTUALLY
u/Independent-Hall9394 · 2 points · r/Sat, “What should I work on for the Nov SAT?” · linkHi. I know you might not want to take advice from me because I only have a 1360 but my English was a 710 split. I used to be the same as you and the best way is just working under pressure. Especially craft and structure problems as well as expression of ideas. Do 5 question of craft and structure which should be in about 6 minutes and keep practicing till you get everything right. I also recommend if you haven’t started to start from the 27th question on the sat because those bullet point questions are the easiest. After that go to the very beginning because I think the first 5-7 are vocab. Then you should have adequate time to do the longer harder questions. For math I’m kinda in the same both, but I’m a senior so I can’t take it again😭. Again you don’t have to take advice from me because I’m not like the rest of the people on the sub with 1500+
u/Standard-Cow-9727 · 2 points · r/Sat, “Help with time management - 1110 on PSAT 10” · linkHave you taken Algebra 2 and geometry yet? If you haven’t, wait until you take those, then take practice tests and go from there. I promise, you have time. The PSAT is a baseline indicator. It’s not used in admissions decisions. It is too early to tell what you’ll get junior and senior year. And, it’s not scored the same, and doesn’t include the same content. As for your actual question, time management- practice, practice, practice. Another helpful thing I did was learn the format. Generally reading has the vocabulary first, then short essay, then grammar, prepositions, then “pick the best option” ones. Generally math has easier first, then hardest in the middle, then easier last. If you can’t decide how to start on a question in thirty seconds, move on. Don’t check your work until the end of you have extra time, and if you have hard questions left that you equally don’t know how to solve, prioritize the one with the blank and not multiple choice.
u/InternationalPen2427 · 2 points · reply to u/higuyshehe · r/Sat, “Anyone losing focus when doing the SAT ?” · linkquestions are graded based off of how difficult they are and how many people got them wrong not the type of question as far as I know.However, I do this too. Vocab -> writing -> reading. any question you feel like you drifted in (OP) skip it for now. You have already misinformed yourself by drifting. By the time you are back you will forget the wrong impression your mind did. Before each reading passage take a good 1 second breath. take a second pause between every sentence. skip overly complicated names / vocab words. Summarize the passage briefly before looking at the choices—they are designed to confuse you. So dont look unless you are 100% of the contents of the passage
u/gong_kim · 2 points · r/Sat, “Strategy for a kid who is very balanced?” · linkI was actually in a very similar situation. Had done all the hard questions on CB and all the practice tests multiple times, but was struggling to break into 1500.The reason is basically that while CB has a great problem set for Math, their solutions aren't ideal for the test, and if you were to do it that way for each problem on the real test, you would definitely run out of time.I would recommend she learn the fundamentals of how to use Desmos. It takes maybe 15 minutes to learn on Youtube, and to encourage her to start using it for problems.I went from running out of time to finishing the test with more than 5 minutes left.For Reading, I would recommend she take a totally new practice test blind, and for her to see what type of mistakes she's making. With that info we could really pinpoint the weakness. There definitely is one whether that be vocabulary, grammar, or most likely the long passages.
u/seat83a · 1 point · r/Sat, “predictions for Nov SAT???” · linkNovember usually easiest in terms of reading but maybe not for vocab
u/mseduhub1 · 1 point · r/satprep, “Nov SAT R&W Help!” · linkWith 5 days left, focus on your weakest R&W areas, especially grammar, transitions, and vocabulary in context. Do timed practice daily and carefully review every mistake. Use Digital SAT Reading & Writing Practice Questions for targeted revision. Improving to 700 is challenging but worth aiming for!
u/Leather_Toe1587 · 1 point · r/digitalSATs, “how to improve my C&S and I&I sections' scores in R&W for No” · linkFor vocab questions, I can shoot over a list of 200 ish words if needed, albeit those were words I did not know and thus were curated for me.
u/InternationalPen2427 · 1 point · r/Sat, “how to study for nov sat last min” · linkvocab memorizing doesn't do sh*t. Definitely doesn't help when you're at 710. Mistake sheet -> think of why you got wrong -> solve more
u/Guilty_Pumpkin2981 · 1 point · reply to u/InternationalPen2427 · r/Sat, “how to cram for november sat” · linkahh okay and what abt vocab?
u/InternationalPen2427 · 1 point · reply to u/Guilty_Pumpkin2981 · r/Sat, “how to cram for november sat” · linkI personally don't study vocab much. Much better to focus on other stuff. Even in the test I give it like 30s max each question
u/h4zel033 · 1 point · reply to u/MaizeOpen6042 · r/Sat, “100+ increase for the november SAT?” · linkAs for timing, I highly recommend skipping around instead of going in order. First, do the first 13 or so questions since those are mostly just conventions. Then skip to questions 15, 16, and 17 because that’s where the vocabulary is. Continue working until the end, and then come back to questions 13–15 to work on the longer ones. Skip around as much as you need to.Do the easiest questions first and then go back to the ones you think you can figure out. Eventually, you’ll look at the questions so many times that you’ll start recognizing things and figuring out the answers. Just make sure you’re confident in the answers you put down at the beginning. Don’t spend too much time on those because you don’t want to waste time on questions you already understand. Save more of your time for the middle section since those questions will probably take longer.
u/clockcy · 1 point · reply to u/Sweaty_Drop_4507 · r/Sat, “need some tips and recommendations for the november sat” · linkTry to get all correct on module 1 or at max 1 wrong, get the harder 2nd module, that'll allow you a relaxation of 3-4 wrong questions/guesswork in case you run out of time and still have you scoring 700+. I do words in context and second half first (grammar, transitions, rhetorical synthesis), and reserve the rest of my time for dense passages. Then I try to work my way up to deciding on an answer by questioning what's wrong w/ the others wrt whatever the question's asking. The answer MUST be relevant and fully supported by the evidence, and vice versa for inferences. As for the graph questions, that's where I almost always lose my marks in the 2nd module. So my score's capped at 740-750 (760 max so far) for that reason. I'm pretty much lost in those myself
u/Potential-Middle-383 · 1 point · reply to u/Glass_Secret_1929 · r/satprep, “PLEASE HELP 😭” · linkI got 1400 on practice 5 bc I got 570 in English in practice 11 but I don’t wanna redo it (I did practice 11 on Tuesday and 5 yesterday). And my mistakes were mostly graph and hard vocabs, also hard transitions and some bullet point (which required double check the note but I didn’t) would it be realistic to raise to 1500 tmr???
u/EggplantMaleficent52 · 1 point · r/Sat, “have i plataued?” · linkYou haven’t plateaued in RW. 690, 700, 720 is a slow climb, and the only score that went down was math, which your 800 already covers in the superscore. So the real question is smaller than “keep studying for the SAT.” It’s whether you can find 30 RW points without it eating junior year.At 720, you’re usually missing somewhere around four to six RW questions across both modules, and 750 is often just two or three fewer misses. That doesn’t need your English to get drastically better. It needs a handful of specific questions fixed. Go back through the RW misses on your last two Bluebook tests and sort them by type. At this level they tend to cluster in one or two places, most often the hard inference and words-in-context questions in module 2, sometimes one punctuation rule you keep guessing on. Inference: if a choice claims more than the passage directly supports, cross it out, even if it’s the one you’d defend in English class. Words in context: cover the choices and put your own word in the blank before you look.Give it a fixed budget instead of an open timeline. Thirty to forty minutes, three times a week, RW only, hard questions from the Question Bank, and one more sitting, two at most. Decide the cutoff now: if 750 doesn’t show up by the spring date, you stop and put that time into your classes.Also check whether 1550 changes anything on your list. At most schools 1520 and 1550 fall in the same range, and your junior year grades will count for more than 30 points. If a school you care about has a median above 1520, that’s a reason to keep going. If not, stopping now is a perfectly reasonable call.
u/One_Chipmunk_1013 · 1 point · r/Sat, “Strategy for a kid who is very balanced?” · linkI mean, its the same studying as usual, except that you can be confident that she at least knows the basic materialsDo lots of practice tests/questions, while reviewing what went wrongWhile the subsection bars may all be high, you can still do a practice test to see individual sections that need practice. My guess is that she's losing points on: Math- questions 19-22 on Mod 1, 15-22 on Mod 2English- questions 12-18 on Mod 1, questions 1-4(vocab)/10-18 on mod 2(exact question numbers may be wrong but those tend to be the areas that students tend to struggle with)(if she isn't getting perfect on the vocab sections she can also do some review there as well)Have them do some full practice tests over the weekend, then review their mistakes! Best of luck!
u/deeep_bluee · 1 point · r/Sat, “tips on adjusting to american style english” · linkThe advice i got was to use AI to generate a list of vocabulary that would be more likely to be used in American english and academic writing, as opposed to british english. Someone told me it really helped their struggles with that part of the RW section
u/_ThatOneDudeMan · 1 point · reply · r/Sat, “Was aiming for a 1500 but now I’m praying to the gods for a ” · linkIf you're next SAT is soon, I don't think you should focus on vocab since most of the time it's a gamble.
What was on the November 2026 US SAT vocab?
The November 7, 2026 US SAT had its own Words in Context set, separate from the international form above. Below are the 15 Words in Context items reported from the US form, with answers such as distinguished from, attributed to, dynamic, proliferate, feasible, unobtrusive, copious, frugal, realized and ameliorate. Two of them, feasible and ameliorate, match words international students also recalled. College Board has not confirmed any of this.
US form items and US Reddit comments are student recollections and opinions, not verified and not confirmed by College Board. We describe each item in our own words and do not reproduce the questions.
Ameliorate holds the Latin “melior,” better: it makes a bad thing better.
How hard did the US vocab feel?
Only six US comments say how the vocab felt: three found it easy (one says they got no hard vocab at all and worried that meant an easier module), two found it hard, and one thinks they got three or four of four vocab items right. Treat it as a mood check.
u/metallicPROD · 3 points · linkyeah i f*cking hate vocab
u/Spare-Sprinkles-6505 · 2 points · linkYeah that was so confusing , bro what is a dertha , the vocab section hurt my soul 😭😭
u/Constant-Roof1730 · 2 points · linkboth module 1s were easy enough although english was harder than expected full score both math module 2 wasn’t even that bad i maybe got a 19/22 english module 2 was so much harder than anything ive ever taken before vocab i maybe got 3-4/4 grammar i maybe got 11-12/2 passages i got like 4-6/9 or sum is there any hope for a 1500+ for me
u/Sea-Explanation8723 · 1 point · linki felt mod 1 for reading was hard and i thought i did good, and on mod 2 english i got no hard vocab and all the questions were so short and really easy. i’m really scared
u/Sharp-Razzmatazz-645 · 1 point · linkyes i said this too (this was hard module right bc the vocab was easier than oct)
u/Fantastic_Sail_8130 · 1 point · linkGuys can someone help. Idk if I should cancel or not. I was trying to break 1500 I’m at 1480 (710 RW and 770 M) and I bombed math today like I think I guessed on 3 and left 2 blank on mod 2. But reading i think I got all vocab right which never happens to me and I’ve been trying to get reading last 730 and I feel like this is my only chance for easy vocab, but I still guessed on like 3 reading passages so idk if I should cancel. I feel like I got in the 1300s
Contrast clues: though, while, however, by contrast, but
Rule and steps: Find the contrast word, name what sits on the other side, and pick the choice that means its opposite. Trap: the choice that describes the other side of the contrast.
attributed to (Module 1)
The sentence is about: Researchers linked plants’ spicy and bitter flavor compounds to growing conditions in general, but not to one specific cause.
Clue: “Although ... specifically”: a general link existed, but the variation could not be credited to soil microbes alone.
Trap: “excluded from” sounds like “ruled out,” but the sentence is about naming a cause.
Memory tip: Attribute = assign the cause, the way you attribute a quote to its speaker.
proliferate (Module 1)
The sentence is about: Microbes from the group Carl Woese named Archaea that do poorly where there is oxygen but flourish where there is none.
Clue: “cannot ___ in oxygen ... but flourish without it”: the blank must mean roughly the same as flourish.
Trap: “dissipate” (scatter, fade) and “attenuate” (weaken) describe failing, so “cannot” plus either would mean the microbes thrive in oxygen.
Memory tip: Proliferate holds “prole,” offspring: it means multiply fast.
feasible (Module 1)
The sentence is about: Naming each minor planet one by one, a job that worked when few were known and is now close to impossible with over 500,000.
Clue: “While ... nearly impossible”: the blank describes the past as the opposite of impossible.
Trap: “insurmountable” means impossible, which is the present, not the past.
Memory tip: Feasible comes from the French “faire,” to do: it can be done.
The sentence is about: A scholar’s view of modern city buildings, set against Brutalist concrete buildings that grab and confront the viewer.
Clue: “By contrast” Brutalism is confrontational, so most modern buildings are meant to stay in the background.
Trap: “contentious” (causing argument) describes the Brutalist side, not the modern side.
Memory tip: Obtrude = push forward. Unobtrusive = does not push itself on you.
copious (Module 1)
The sentence is about: Blood-chemistry research at high altitude compared with research on towns below sea level.
Clue: “Though” contrasts the blank with “comparatively little notice,” so high-altitude studies must be plentiful.
Trap: “sporadic” (occasional) and “preliminary” (early) both suggest few studies, which kills the contrast.
Memory tip: Copious sounds like “copy”: lots of copies, lots of studies.
What US students reported: Only two comments, and they disagree: u/ReasonableBill1780 listed copious, and a reply says copious was wrong and the answer started with A. The reply may describe a different question.
u/ReasonableBill1780 · 1 point · linkCan someone check some of my answers: Spikes in the summer, 90% … 14 triangles (math question abt triangles + rectangles) C is a constant, only one solution, gave an eq like 3x^2 … C=-9 X hits f(x)=0 once (i think there was a y=ab^x equation or something) For vocab : copious contingencies There was a transition question for me with options like: Additionally To that end That being said I picked to that end
u/Destroyer0927 · 1 point · linkHit f(x)=0, 0 times Copious was wrong it was the one starting with A
realized (Module 2 (harder))
The sentence is about: City trees said to clean the air partly through ventilation, and data from Ireland showing ventilation falls as more trees line a street.
Clue: “However” plus the colon: the data show the benefit does not always happen.
Trap: “unappreciated” would mean people ignore the benefit; the data say the benefit itself fails.
Memory tip: Realize a plan = make it real. A benefit that is not realized never shows up.
What US students reported: u/Wide_Resolution8277 and u/erinqtlz said “realized.” Three students said they picked “immoderate” and doubted it.
u/Wide_Resolution8277 · 6 points · linkI put realized
u/ExpensiveWonder423 · 3 points · linkdid anyone get immoderate for vocab answer mod 2 hard I think i got it wrong it was like a question about the trees and environment
u/No_Page3266 · 3 points · linkWhat was answer to this one I put immoderate I think
u/Low_Range257 · 2 points · linkVocab question about bees and one option was realized. What answer did yall put
u/NoDelay200299 · 1 point · linkwhat were other answers? pretty sure i put realized but what else was there
u/Low_Range257 · 1 point · linkI thought it was realized but I had a doubt and put imoderate or somethjng
u/erinqtlz · 1 point · linkrealized is the right answer
Restatement clues: a colon, dashes or a list that explains the blank
Rule and steps: Read what comes after the colon or between the dashes and match the choice to it. Trap: a choice that adds an idea the explanation never mentions.
distinguished from (Module 1)
The sentence is about: Member-owned rural electric cooperatives compared with the other two kinds of US power utilities, each run under a different governance model.
Clue: The passage goes on to list how each type is governed differently, so co-ops can be told apart from the rest.
Trap: “integrated with” says the opposite: joined together rather than set apart.
Memory tip: Distinguish = draw a line between two things.
dynamic (Module 1)
The sentence is about: A river delta in Siberia described as a network of channels and strips of land that keep changing as the river drops new sediment.
Clue: The colon explains the blank: “constantly evolving” means changing.
Trap: “immutable” (unchangeable) is the exact opposite; “sustainable” is a familiar science word with no link to change.
Memory tip: Dynamo, dynamite, dynamic: all about motion and energy.
inconsistencies (Module 1)
The sentence is about: Microplastics in river water are hard to classify because the particles are so many and so varied.
Clue: The dashes restate the blank as “variations in size, shape, and material.”
Trap: “incompatibilities” means things that cannot work together, which is more than being different.
Memory tip: Consistent = the same each time. Inconsistencies = differences.
breadth of (Module 1)
The sentence is about: Chicago’s public art, which runs from huge sculptures in plazas to street murals.
Clue: “Everything from ... to ...” signals a wide range.
Trap: “controversy over” adds an idea the passage never mentions.
Memory tip: Breadth is the noun of broad: how wide something is.
Cause and effect clues: thus, so, people who cite, what the action does
Rule and steps: Ask what the action or result is, put your own word in the blank, then match. Trap: a look-alike word (components for proponents) or a common meaning that does not fit the sentence (stingy for frugal).
covers (Module 1)
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The sentence is about: Water held back by a beaver dam spreads out over the low land nearby, which then turns into a wetland.
Clue: Water that spreads out and floods land lies on top of it.
Trap: “sends” and the other choices describe actions water cannot do to ground.
Memory tip: Read the sentence with your own word first: water spreads and ___ the ground.
repercussions for (Module 1)
The sentence is about: Tiny sediment-dwelling organisms that feed clams, shorebirds and fish in salt marshes, and what happens to the food web when their numbers drop.
Clue: “Thus” signals a result: less food at the base means effects higher up.
Trap: “precursors to” means things that come before, which reverses the order of cause and effect.
Memory tip: A repercussion bounces back after the hit, like percussion on a drum.
proponents (Module 1)
The sentence is about: Modular construction, where building sections are made in a factory and assembled on site, and the people who point to its benefits.
Clue: The blank names people who “cite” advantages, so they support the approach.
Trap: “components” looks similar and fits the building topic, but parts cannot cite anything.
Memory tip: Pro-ponent: a person who is pro something.
frugal (inexpensive) (Module 2 (harder))
The sentence is about: An Emily Dickinson poem comparing a book to a ship or carriage that even the poorest person can ride without paying a toll.
Clue: “The poorest” and “without ... toll” point to low cost.
Trap: “stingy” is how frugal describes people, but here it describes the cost of a ride.
Memory tip: In “as used in the text” questions, test each choice in the sentence, not your usual meaning of the word.
What US students reported: This was the most-discussed US vocab item. Most students said “inexpensive.” u/scrapta and u/Artistic_Project1219 put “stingy,” and u/Radiant_Series_2136 explained that stingy carries a negative sense the poem does not have.
u/PRIMEVNL · 7 points · linkquestions M1 RW precise phrase about this perosn not having an art studio so they used their home or smth M2 RW 1. frugal vocab 2. honeybee data table question about genetic diversityli actually js straight guessed) 3. last inference question 4. notes question abt historical similarity abt like puebloans?? 5. the first sentence mentioned Spain but i forgot the Q possibly an inference Q? 6. Form 990 graph question
u/scrapta · 3 points · link5q wasnt sure on Frugal —- inexpensive or stingy Isolate languages in north america —- put something about geographical expansion Graph question about economic contraction and expansion —- put facial cleanser has high during contraction and unchanged during expansion Edgar allen poe —- put quintessentially american and didnt understand terminology or something
u/scrapta · 2 points · linkI put stingy for frugal
u/scrapta · 2 points · linkScore prediction please 27/27 rm1 22/27 rm2 22/22 mm1 21/22 mm2 Rm2 q i got wrong Frugal - inexpensive vs stingy Galapagos clades - i put 15myago Edgar allen poe - put quintessential Architects’ vs architect’s -put s’ Isolate language families - put geographical expansion M2 i got wrong Sin(40/41) perpendicular of right triangle
u/Radiant_Series_2136 · 2 points · linkyes, There is no Frigate like a Book To take us Lands away Nor any Coursers like a Page of prancing Poetry- This Traverse may the poorest take Without oppress of Toll-How frugal is the Chariot That bears the Human soul. What does frugal most nearly mean? Economic/inexpensive as it dosent carry the negative continuations that "stingy" would have (stingy was the other option most people debated between)
u/Independent_Exit_451 · 1 point · linkwhat did you put for the frugal question?
u/Consistent-Second818 · 1 point · linkwait for frugal what did you put for in context, I said inexpensive bc stingy didn’t make sense there I got honeybee too. I think answer was less diversity meant dying out or something like that. The Spain one was abt railroads connected to public transport and its effect on urban dev. It was main idea of it. For form 990 I forgot lol
u/Sensitive-Sell2422 · 1 point · linki picked frugal for that one but i was also stuck between those choices
u/scrapta · 1 point · linkThe question asked what frugal meant in that context
u/Consistent-Second818 · 1 point · linkstingy inexpensive and two others that didn’t rly make sense
u/Consistent-Second818 · 1 point · linkI out inexpensive cs stingy didn’t sound right for something abt humans reading and stuff I put how non isolate languages are overrepresented Same for Poe
u/Big_Ad4912 · 1 point · linkFor the frugal one with the chariot or whatever I put inexpensive
u/Artistic_Project1219 · 1 point · linkI put stingy but idk
u/Fickle_Amphibian_223 · 1 point · linki put inexpensive
u/Own_Secretary8896 · 1 point · linkthe answer was inexpensive i think, for galapagos clades i put there are few things coming from the island, i forgot for edgar, isolate language families i think i put geographical expansion but forgot are mine right
u/Apprehensive_Sir_740 · 0 points · linkWas the frugal question inexpensive
ameliorate (Module 2 (harder))
The sentence is about: Robots built to look human, where features such as answering voice commands soften the effect of the robot’s unnatural look, and the “uncanny valley” risk of looking too human.
Clue: The features help people interact with the robot, so they reduce a bad effect.
Trap: “augment” would make the unsettling effect stronger; “substantiate” means prove.
Memory tip: Ameliorate holds the Latin “melior,” better: it makes a bad thing better.
What US students reported: Most replies said “ameliorate.” Two students put “substantiate” and one put “augment.”
u/NoDelay200299 · 5 points · linkameliorate as answer to vocab m2?
u/Intelligent_Ad4575 · 4 points · linkDid you guys put ameliorate for the uncanny valley robot question?
u/Equivalent_Dust5017 · 3 points · linkI put substantiate….
u/SalamanderUpset7469 · 1 point · linkyea it was ameliorate, is this hard mod2?
u/thefallen-fruit · 1 point · linki put substantiate too but everyone here is saying the correct answer is ameliorate 💔
u/abc123cba3210 · 1 point · linkshoot i put augment
u/Former-Building4701 · 1 point · linkguys for frugal was it inexepensive? and, for that one vocab quesitonw as the correct one emaloriate or something
International students also debated an uncanny valley robot item and the word ameliorate: see the ameliorate thread above.
US vocab words students recalled that are not in the list above
US students also recalled vocab items with no match in the 15 above. Some are the same items international students saw (precipitating, immaterial to, a dearth); others are new to the US threads.
“Precipitating” demand: the rare Legos version
Meaning:precipitate = cause something to happen, often suddenly.
What US students reported: US students recalled the same collectibles item as the international form, with Legos instead of vintage toys. Most said precipitate; u/JMMatKurek chose stabilize and one student wondered about monetizing.
u/Sharp-Razzmatazz-645 · 2 points · linkdid anyone get precipitation, substancial or disperse for vocab answer choices
u/JMMatKurek · 1 point · linkFor English module 1, what did yall say for the question about rare Legos? I said stabilize but Im really doubting myselfZ
u/VeterinarianLife9985 · 1 point · linkPretty sure it was precipitate. if ur referring to the one about resale value of the rare legos or wtv
u/NoDelay200299 · 1 point · linkit was precipitate
u/Low_Presentation_737 · 1 point · linkI got precipitate for mod 2 of rw but didn’t get the other vocab words I see people getting for hard mod 2.. did I get the hard m2 or no😬
u/Destroyer0927 · 1 point · linkYa they take a pool of questions so what you get might not be what others get even if both are a hard module. I got the hard module and got precipitates, don’t worry
“Immaterial to”: the pricing and brand success item
What US students reported: US students split the same way international students did: some said immaterial to, others determinative of.
u/vibelvive · 2 points · linkEnglish m2. What did u guys say for these? Gwandala and daddy long legs spider Stainless steel question Form 4704 or something? Yuchi and isolate languages - was it that it is now isolate but not historically the case that it was isolate? Edgar Allen Poe - I put answer with novelty and how it made ppl look at things so deeply ingrained in American identity which they couldn’t see “Hardly ___” vocab I said Immaterial to”
u/Wide_Resolution8277 · 1 point · linkI put immaterial 💀 it’s wraps for me
u/Grouchy_Hedgehog7302 · 1 point · linkWhat yall put for like “, though hardly _ company success, pricing showed to have less correlation on success compared to like idk it was like market distribution or something. I was between immaterial to and like determinant of and a couple others
u/Kind_Ad_3035 · 1 point · linkyes i chose determinative but i have no clue
u/Putrid-Strike-3681 · 1 point · linkI put determinative of but I’m pretty sure the answer is immaterial.
u/OkComposer191 · 1 point · linki said immaterial tho bc the passage was saying like it's not integral but it's also not irrelevant. take with a grain of salt bc i rush vocab
u/Big_Ad4912 · 3 points · linkdid anyone get dearth as an option for one of the questions?
u/Comfortable-King-761 · 3 points · linkBro I had dearth then I reviewed abd changed it to disonance but that was incorrect dearth was right
u/QuickCartographer105 · 2 points · linkInternational had dearth right?
“Discount” or “denounce”? (Module 1)
Meaning:discount (verb) = treat something as unimportant or unlikely. denounce = publicly condemn; scrutinize = examine closely; magnify = make bigger.
How to decide: u/No_Opportunity6937 recalls the text describing something done inadvertently. You can discount something without meaning to; you cannot denounce it by accident.
Memory tip: A store discounts a price; a person discounts an idea. Both make it count for less.
What US students reported: Students recalled the choices denounce, magnify, scrutinize and discount. Most replies said discount; u/Sasssp1741 put denounce, and one student thought discount only meant a lower price.
u/Less-Plastic2133 · 1 point · linkWhich one mod 1 denounce magnify scrutinize was it
u/No_Opportunity6937 · 1 point · linkdiscount but i dont think that was it because it was talking ab inadvertently doing it
u/NoDelay200299 · 1 point · linki said discount too
u/Signal_Software5629 · 1 point · linkHow many points off is getting the m1 discount vs denounce wrong? Got that one wrong, hoping it’s -20 and not -30
u/Destroyer0927 · 1 point · linkIt was discount, right?
u/Signal_Software5629 · 1 point · linkYeah same i thought discount was only numerical for some reason😭
“Thrive”: the stock exchange sentence
Meaning:thrive = grow or do well.
Note: The recall is too thin to show the clue, so we cannot explain the choice further.
What US students reported: Students who mentioned it put thrive, and u/QuickCartographer105 says it was the first question of the test. One student thought the sentence read oddly.
u/JMMatKurek · 2 points · linkpretty sure i put thrive for that one
u/Perky-Stripper-Joint · 1 point · linkWas the vocab question about the stock exchange not just a completely wrong sentence?? That said I got thrive which is probably right What the hell was the clade question, and was it precipitating or monetizing…
u/QuickCartographer105 · 1 point · linkYea, literally like first question on the test and I was losing my mind. It had to be thrive though.
u/Healthy-Apple-9597 · 1 point · linkI put thrive too
“Elusive”
Meaning:elusive = hard to find, catch or pin down.
u/Budget-Custard2528 · 1 point · linkDid anyone get the difficult notes question about who sisters I put the one with they both are reminiscing but idkkk also was elusive the anwwer
u/Successful-Record962 · 1 point · linkOh yeah no it was different than the bees question I think that was vocab and I said elusive
u/Big_Ad4912 · 1 point · linkI got elusive for something but I dont remember what it was
u/Budget-Custard2528 · 1 point · linkI’m pretty sure it was elusive since it said blank rather than specific
The “brilliant sky” in The Secret Garden
Meaning:brilliant (of light or color) = very bright.
Trap: Reading brilliant as “clever” or picking a size word like vast. In a description of sunlight, brilliant means bright.
What US students reported: One student remembers choices like vast, distant and bright and put distant; a reply argues for bright because the passage describes sun shining in the garden.
u/Other-Ambition2354 · 1 point · linkFor Vocab, anyone have a question about a brilliant sky. Was it vast or distant or something else. I think I put distant.
u/Other-Ambition2354 · 1 point · linkFor Vocab, anyone have a question about a brilliant sky. Was it vast or distant or something else. I think I put distant.
u/Consistent-Second818 · 1 point · linkI’m pretty sure it was bright bc it was about the sun shining in the garden. From secret garden
Other words US students mentioned
Meanings:subordinate to = lower in rank than; emblematic of = a typical example or symbol of; congruence = agreement; disparity = a large difference.
What US students reported: Single mentions with no context: subordinate to and emblematic of (Module 1), correspondent or congruence, and disparity.
u/BetOdd2879 · 2 points · linkwas one of the words disparity?
u/Wide_Resolution8277 · 1 point · linkDid anyone get a vocab question concerning the meaning of correspondent or wtv? I picked congruence
u/Downtown-Day-2755 · 1 point · linkDid anyone get the vocab question on module 1 with subordinate to and emblematic of words? I did subordinate to but I think I got it wrong I'm so pissed
The r/Sat moderator’s US vocab list
The moderator posted a separate definitions list in the US thread. It adds words such as frugal, stingy, copious, substantiate, denounce, discount, incipient and ephemeral. As before, these are hard words students reported, not an answer key.
u/yodatsracist · score hidden · linkSAT results will start coming out Friday, November 20th around 07:00 in the morning Eastern (U.S.) time, but they won't all be released at once. Most people will probably have them by the end of the day Saturday, November 21st, but a few people will get them later. Note: this is before the final registration date for the December SAT (November 24th, 2026), but ask around if those test dates fill up in your local area if you're on the fence. VOCABULARY What vocabulary words were hard? Every test day I collect all the hard vocabulary and give definitions. They should be at the top of every test day discussion. Tell me all the hard vocabulary words and I'll give you definitions! These aren't the right or wrong answers, they're just hard words. • ameliorate — to make a bad situation less bad. "The new policy was designed to ameliorate poverty.""Medication helped ameliorate some of his symptoms." • inconsistencies — differences or contradictions between things that should agree. "The detective noticed several inconsistencies in the witness’s story." "Researchers tried to explain the inconsistencies between the two studies." • obstinate — stubbornly refusing to change your opinion or behavior. "He remained obstinate even after everyone else agreed to compromise." "The child was obstinate about refusing to wear a coat." • ephemeral — lasting for only a short time; fleeting. "The popularity of the trend proved ephemeral." "The beauty of the sunset was ephemeral." • dissonance — a lack of harmony or agreement; conflict between ideas, sounds, or feelings. "There was a clear dissonance between his words and his actions." "The composer used musical dissonance to create tension." • berth — a place for a ship to dock or a bed on a ship or train. "The ship returned to its berth before sunset." "She slept in the upper berth during the overnight train ride." • incipient — just beginning to develop or appear. "Doctors detected signs of an incipient infection." "The government moved quickly against the incipient rebellion." • copious — large in amount; plentiful. "She took copious notes during the lecture." "The plant needs copious amounts of water to grow well." • substantiate — to provide evidence or proof for; like “give substance to”. "The journalist could not substantiate the rumor." "Scientists need reliable data to substantiate their claims." • frugal — careful about spending money or using resources (positive). "She was frugal and rarely bought things she did not need.""The family lived frugally while saving for a house." • stingy — unwilling to spend or give money; ungenerous (negative). "He was so stingy that he refused to leave a tip." "The company was criticized for being stingy with employee benefits." • caveat — a warning or condition that limits what has been said; like a big asterisk. "The plan could work, with one important caveat: it would be expensive." "She agreed to the proposal but added several caveats." • denounce — to publicly condemn or strongly criticize. "The mayor denounced the attack as unacceptable." "Several scientists denounced the claim as misleading." • magnify — to make something appear larger or make its effect stronger. "The microscope magnified the cells several hundred times." "Social media can magnify small disagreements." • scrutinize — to examine something very carefully. "The committee scrutinized every detail of the proposal.""Investigators scrutinized the financial records for signs of fraud." • discount — to treat something as less important, reliable, or likely to be true; often like underestimate or dismiss. "The researchers discounted the result because the sample was too small." "Do not discount the possibility that the plan may fail." • credible — believable or worthy of trust. "The journalist found no credible evidence to support the accusation." "Her explanation seemed credible because it matched the available facts." • abate — to become less strong or severe. "The storm finally began to abate after midnight." "Public anger did not abate after the unapologetic announcement." • abatement — a reduction in the strength, amount, or severity of something. "The city introduced new measures for noise abatement." "Carbon abatement policies are intended to reduce emissions." What other hard words were there?
Other US vocab comments
US students asking for the vocab list, comparing words to guess which Module 2 they had, and posting lists of their answers.
u/SatisfactionAlone326 · 1 point · linkWhat was the difficult vocab for you guys?
u/Over-Back4019 · 1 point · linki got 14 f(x) hits once but i didnt get any of the vocab stuff
u/Limp_Swim7398 · 1 point · linkCompare your second module vocab in this discussion. Then you can know that you went H or E module
u/Acrobatic-Wear-6640 · 1 point · linkWhat were all the vocab answers
u/Consistent-Second818 · 0 points · linkMoving mine from the international since I’m east coast: Anyone else get these questions? East coast Us 4 lateral sides of a rectangular prison had a total surface area given like 3000 something. You had to solve for total volume and keep in mind each dimension was over 1 at least. I guessed like 18000 something? There was an equation that was f(x) = ab^x. You had to calculate for b. You knew f(n) = p Bd f(n+1) had a value 27% less than p. I guessed 0.73?? My vocab answers were like: dissonance, incipient Frugal meant inexpensive in context?
Practice Words in Context before the December 2026 SAT
The skill behind every item above is the same: find the clue in the sentence, predict a word, then match it. Our Words in Context guide covers the method, and the November 2026 SAT vocab predictions list words that repeat on past tests.
Practice with the TTA November 2026 question banks
Timed Digital SAT practice with answers and explanations, for Reading and Writing and for Math.
Students on Reddit recalled Words in Context answers such as immaterial to, a dearth, precipitating, convoluted, synthesis, enhanced, belies, credible, inequitable, supplement and feasible. These are student memories from the r/Sat discussion threads on November 7, 2026. College Board has not confirmed any of them.
What was on the November 2026 US SAT vocab?
The US form's Words in Context answers included frugal (meaning inexpensive), ameliorate, realized, copious, feasible, dynamic, proliferate and unobtrusive. US students on Reddit also reported precipitating, immaterial to, a dearth, discount and elusive. These are student recollections, not verified and not confirmed by College Board.
Are these the official November 2026 SAT vocab answers?
No. This page quotes what students posted on Reddit after the November 7, 2026 SAT. The answers are recollections and opinions, not verified, and not confirmed by College Board. Our explanations show how each word fits the sentence as students remembered it.
Which November 2026 SAT vocab question did Reddit argue about most?
The pricing and brand success question drew the most debate on this page, 33 comments. Most students said immaterial to, while a smaller group argued for determinative of or uncharacteristic of. The word though before the blank sets up a contrast, which is why most students rejected determinative of.
When do November 7, 2026 SAT scores come out?
The r/Sat moderator's test-day post says SAT results will start coming out Friday, November 20, around 7:00 in the morning Eastern time, and that most students should have them by the end of Saturday, November 21. Check your College Board account for your own release.
What is the last day to register for the December 2026 SAT?
The r/Sat moderator's November 7 post gives November 24, 2026 as the final registration date for the December SAT. Confirm the date and seat availability on College Board's SAT dates and deadlines page before you rely on it.
How we built this page
Source. On November 7, 2026 we collected the public comments in the Reddit threads listed at the top (read only; we did not post or vote). This page quotes 330 comments about vocabulary (89 from the US threads harvested later the same day), plus the opening post of the r/Sat “november vocab” thread. Comments are quoted as written; we only masked two swear words with asterisks.
Grouping. We sorted comments by the word they discuss, first with keyword rules and then by reading each one. A comment that lists several words appears once, under the full lists.
Explanations. The meaning, trap and memory tip under each word are our reading of the sentence as students recalled it. They are not confirmed answers.
Remember a vocab question differently? The Reddit threads are still open, and we will update this page as more students post.
Frequently Asked Questions
What vocab was on the November 2026 SAT?
Students on Reddit recalled Words in Context answers such as immaterial to, a dearth, precipitating, convoluted, synthesis, enhanced, belies, credible, inequitable, supplement and feasible. These are student memories from the r/Sat discussion threads on November 7, 2026. College Board has not confirmed any of them.
What was on the November 2026 US SAT vocab?
The US form's Words in Context answers included frugal (meaning inexpensive), ameliorate, realized, copious, feasible, dynamic, proliferate and unobtrusive. US students on Reddit also reported precipitating, immaterial to, a dearth, discount and elusive. These are student recollections, not verified and not confirmed by College Board.
Are these the official November 2026 SAT vocab answers?
No. This page quotes what students posted on Reddit after the November 7, 2026 SAT. The answers are recollections and opinions, not verified, and not confirmed by College Board. Our explanations show how each word fits the sentence as students remembered it.
Which November 2026 SAT vocab question did Reddit argue about most?
The pricing and brand success question drew the most debate on this page, 33 comments. Most students said immaterial to, while a smaller group argued for determinative of or uncharacteristic of. The word though before the blank sets up a contrast, which is why most students rejected determinative of.
When do November 7, 2026 SAT scores come out?
The r/Sat moderator's test-day post says SAT results will start coming out Friday, November 20, around 7:00 in the morning Eastern time, and that most students should have them by the end of Saturday, November 21. Check your College Board account for your own release.
What is the last day to register for the December 2026 SAT?
The r/Sat moderator's November 7 post gives November 24, 2026 as the final registration date for the December SAT. Confirm the date and seat availability on College Board's SAT dates and deadlines page before you rely on it.
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