Words in Context

SAT Reading and Writing· difficulty 3/5

The novelist's voice carries unusual authority because she rarely raises it. Her sentences move at a steady, conversational pace, and even her sharpest judgments arrive without rhetorical fanfare.

As used in the text, what does the word "carries" most nearly mean?

  • A

    possesses or conveys

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  • B

    transports

  • C

    endures pregnancy

  • D

    wears

Explanation

Her voice possesses or conveys authority; "carries" here means conveys or has, not the literal transport, fashion, or pregnancy senses.

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