Big book test 4 section 4 question 3

GRE Verbal Problem Solving
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  1. We realized that John was still young and
    impressionable, but were nevertheless surprised at his -------.
    (A) naivete (B) obstinateness (C) decisiveness
    (D) ingeniousness (E) resolve

Answer is : (A) naivete
but isn’t the 2nd idea a contrast? so, wouldn’t it be the opposite of impressionable?
what did i miss can someone explain?

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YeP

That’s the tricky part. It’s more this;

We knew x, but we were still surprised by x

The contrast is between “realized” and “surprised” here, so the other stuff stays the same.

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