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?
- Acheck_circle
possesses or conveys
- 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.