Drawing names out of a box without anyone else seeing.
Hello. You did not inform the text to which this question is referring, which makes it impossible for it to be answered accurately, however, I or try to help you in the best possible way.
It is only possible to actually know the tone of the text by reading it. However, if we analyze the sentence "I'm puzzled at how this so-called a" thing "" we can infer that it contributes to a tone of curiosity and distrust, since the speaker of this sentence, feels like this in relation to "thing "and displays this feeling to the reader.
Extraneous means irrelevant or unneeded. essential means absolutely needed.
so they are opposites.
The other opposites in that set are mediocre (meh average) and extraordinary(amazing)
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The answer is D - it explains that he was twirling the stick because he was nervous.
