</p> (D) The author presents a law of classical chemistry in order to introduce a kind of chemical reaction that differs from it and then explains the essen- tial difference between the two.
" V8 o8 Q, z3 ^/ f5 b& ]& p (E) The author presents the fundamental rules of clas- sical chemistry in order to introduce an explana- tion of a specific chemical reaction. [8 K- F, X2 l: r, H
28. PREFACE:
) U* K- Y' K' D2 N (A) improvisation
; W# t& _. `+ q, J (B) burlesque
0 T( r5 P" u/ R2 k F- x$ i9 D (C) epilogue( [& l' z+ M7 h
(D) tangent
4 q0 r: B' X u* c3 W2 I (E) backdrop
" q/ n8 A* g! y+ p/ Z" M, s 29. DEBILITATE:1 ?/ }( A- D( g) q. a( D
(A) implicate
1 W9 B2 R" W2 ^3 F3 _ (B) invigorate
1 N& L% `! v% q0 m (C) obfuscate, M3 U y# z8 @( K& e b- L& V
(D) realign
/ ]7 T) i. B6 }/ f( S/ H' I/ _ (E) encumber0 }: F& g% E8 i6 n t
30. TASTY:
/ y+ q% }9 ~% b' a2 A& m8 ?: Z) E, ~9 O4 k (A) uninteresting
: l8 H4 M O0 X, I (B) unfamiliar
+ G3 @/ o1 R, k, K (C) unexpected
+ l8 @7 d/ L; X% ]% z8 H. ? (D) understated$ k, {* d& p2 q m* z
(E) undervalued9 s# _: Y0 s4 I# [4 y
31. ABNEGATE:
# p$ v9 }1 z6 T5 C; ? S2 e& R( p/ g3 k (A) refresh2 ^8 Q. b0 {, G' F V
(B) reaffirm
" [% V+ V. w% Q- ^6 q S (C) relieve3 x) r5 V! @: ^; P8 P
(D) react! s' G; f* ]8 w+ h2 |( Q
(E) reform: H/ C, t. D% s: B6 m1 K% R1 ?
32. SERRIED:. {$ q4 Z" J$ p) `3 T6 t) b9 K
(A) partially formed8 [3 c; A: X9 y/ P
(B) widely separated7 r- f3 s- V9 ]2 ], D$ ^/ [
(C) narrowly missed
, U9 W+ g8 m6 n" e3 i5 B; d; m# H* ? (D) extremely grateful
+ o# G7 S0 |( G9 Y T (E) reasonably clean' _# k& V& |) Z% _
33. BOMBASTIC:0 V E# e9 u8 J' ^3 P6 M' j( R+ e
(A) unflappable4 C( e1 v( D/ g7 S' B
(B) uninspired+ G6 J5 m* l. Q/ p
(C) unpretentious
1 q# S' J9 J. _$ {8 v+ `& y, X* U (D) inscrutable) v( x$ Y; y. f7 ?
(E) incisive* G; w1 o! X) F5 o
34. BANAL:
2 Q S7 b0 {1 N; z (A) comfortable
0 G$ p5 @ n) i: Q8 t8 A (B) novel
r" k- G* T! t; Z (C) equal
" w3 l5 P6 r$ t! P (D) fatal% ^$ J9 K2 m$ k0 u$ a
(E) competent$ J5 ~4 ]' k' }5 s5 n
35. LANGUISH:
. C# Q$ G( O; K0 N' x (A) agitate
6 _6 s' ~2 A0 P1 T5 | (B) wander8 _- m0 S; @1 }8 x3 _
(C) relieve
9 f9 \7 l1 Y8 u; }- g; ]. v (D) discomfit- z+ c4 [( b) g: _( d
(E) thrive
4 A+ d+ b0 P. b0 |6 s4 ?$ w7 B 36. ENNUI:7 ?! Y2 n5 E: V( t
(A) intimidation' r \4 C) N. R% U" @2 e( U1 {
(B) sleaze
+ `4 ^: J3 {2 g6 f8 ?: p5 p (C) faint recollection
) |7 ^, M/ I% A# v% \ (D) keen interest: { g9 u; `+ s9 G" ?( n
(E) deep reservation
& U! g1 S, b4 }+ h 37.DAUNTLESS:$ f( N8 W* M- A8 g
(A) sophomoric
5 J7 J! ]+ T2 ~6 V. ?. Q (B) trifling& R& C$ Q+ D9 G4 H0 V: I
(C) pusillanimous& x1 N1 L7 H' g* A+ d) e# O" _
(D) specious
+ S# R! x! X8 Q (E) parsimonious
" G8 q! n$ i! D- b 38.TEMERITY:: E- e; a9 ]. m& ?
(A) credibility# r8 u/ f. L5 W, F4 z: V
(B) authority
, i' e/ X/ b& |" y3 [* ^9 Z (C) celebrity) d# U7 U; S8 n: I* Y
(D) acrimony8 m, G: u7 O$ Q9 M( }( B0 T. v c
(E) circumspection |