In continuation to the SAT Vocabulary Quiz 1,  here are 20  more  brief phrases, each containing one italicized word; it is up to you to find the closest definition of each such word. To keep your score valid, refrain, as far as possible, from ‘wild guessing’   The key is  found at the end of the post.

1.       a naive attitude

• unwise
• hostile
• unsophisticated
• friendly
• contemptuous

2. living in affluence

• difficult circumstances
• countrified surroundings
• fear
• wealth
• poverty

3. in retrospect

• view of the past
• artistic balance
• anticipation
• admiration
• second thoughts

4. a gourmet

• seasoned traveler
• greedy eater
• vegetarian
• connoisseur of good food
• skillful chef

5.       to simulate interest

• pretend
• feel
• lose
• stir up
• ask for

6.       a magnanimous action

• puzzling
• generous
• foolish
• unnecessary
• wise

7.       a clandestine meeting

• prearranged
• hurried
• important
• secret
• public

8.       the apathetic citizens

• made up of separate ethnic groups
• keenly vigilant of their rights
• politically conservative
• indifferent, uninterested, uninvolved
• terrified

9.       to placate his son

• please
• help
• find a job for
• make arrangements for
• change a feeling of hostility to friendliness

10.   to vacillate continually

• avoid
• swing back and forth in indecision
• inject
• treat
• scold

11.   a nostalgic feeling

• nauseated
• homesick
• sharp
• painful
• delighted

12. feel antipathy

• bashfulness
• stage fright
• friendliness
• hostility
• suspense

13. be more circumspect

• restrained
• confident
• cautious
• honest
• intelligent

14.   an intrepid fighter for human rights

• fearless
• eloquent
• popular
• experienced
• famous

15.   diaphanous material

• strong
• sheer and gauzy
• colorful
• expensive
• synthetic

16.   a taciturn host

• stingy
• generous
• disinclined to conversation
• charming
• gloomy

17.   to malign his friend

• accuse
• help
• disbelieve
• slander
• introduce

18.   a congenital deformity

• hereditary
• crippling
• slight
• incurable
• occurring at or during birth

19. a definite neurosis

• a plan
• emotional disturbance
• physical disease
• feeling of fear
• allergic reaction

20.   made an unequivocal statement

• hard to understand
• lengthy
• politically motivated
• clear and forthright
• supporting

You can read through the SAT Vocabulary Quiz 3 , or  check out  some more exciting SAT Practice Vocabulary Tests here.

More Word lists added :

SAT Words List 3 ,  SAT Vocabulary Worksheet 4 ,

SAT Practice Vocabulary 5 , SAT Vocabulary List 6

Key

Q1. c)  Q2. d)  Q3. a)  Q4. d)  Q5. a)  Q6. b)  Q7. d)  Q8. d)  Q9. c)  Q.10 b)

Q 11.b) Q 12. d) Q 13. c) Q 14. a) Q 15. b) Q 16. c) Q 17. d) Q 18. e) Q 19.b) Q 20. d)