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

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