| Question |
Answer |
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| deft |
All Shane's movements were sure and _____, and with a quick precision he flipped down his sleeves and picked up his hat. |
very precise, very skilled |
| intangible |
Something cold, terrifying, and _____ was there in the air between Shane and me. |
something you cannot see or explain |
| fraternity |
Father and Shane looked at each other, measuring the other in an unspoken _____ of adult knowledge beyond my reach. |
brotherhood, a bond between men |
| gravely |
Shane seemed very serious and nodded at me _____ over his heaped-up plate. |
very seriously, solemnly, soberly |
| evoked |
A warmth erased once and forever the feeling of sudden chill terror that our visitor had _____ in me. |
brought out; called up |
| pent |
All the _____ up silence of Father and Shane was being shattered in Father's wonderful shout. |
confined; bottled up; held in |
| discernible |
Not another _____ movement did he make. |
capable of being seen; noticed; recognized |
| bantering |
Shane turned to Mother and his voice took on a _____ tone. |
teasing; talking in a joking way |
| wry |
He would look down at himself and any tool he happened to have in his hands as if in _____ amusement at what he was doing. |
ironic; in an amusing way |
| alien |
Shane's clothes were dirty, yet a magnificence remained and with it a hint of manners _____ to my limited boy's experience. |
foreign, different |
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