28.preoccupation:
(a) finality
(b) innocence
(c) liberality
(d) unconcern
(e) tolerance
29.chromatic:
(a) opaque
(b) colorless
(c) lengthy
(d) profound
(e) diffuse
30.pedestrian:
(a) widely known
(b) strongly motivated
(c) discernible
(d) uncommon
(e) productive
31.equivocate:
(a) communicate straightforwardly
(b) articulate persuasively
(c) instruct exhaustively
(d) study painstakingly
(e) reproach sternly
32.denude:
(a) crowd out
(b) skim over
(c) change color
(d) cover
(e) sustain
33.rancor:
(a) deference
(b) optimism
(c) courage
(d) superiority
(e) goodwill
34. ossified:
(a) vulnerable to destruction
(b) subject to illusion
(c) worthy of consideration
(d) capable of repetition
(e) amenable to change
35. controvert:
(a) substantiate
(b) transform
(c) ameliorate
(d) simplify
(e) differentiate
36. protract:
(a) thrust
(b) reverse
(c) curtail
(d) disperse
(e) forestall
37. abrade:
(a) unfasten
(b) prolong
(c) augment
(d) extinguish
(e) transmit
38.apologist:
(a) egotist
(b) wrongdoer
(c) freethinker
(d) detractor
(e) spendthrift