The composer's late quartets reach a depth her earlier music only gestured toward. The grief is unmistakable, but she refuses the comforts of resolution; the music ends, in each case, on a note that withholds as much as it gives.
As used in the text, what does the word "withholds" most nearly mean?
- A
preserves intact
- Bcheck_circle
refuses to grant
- C
deducts from a paycheck
- D
physically detains
Explanation
The closing note refuses to grant full resolution; "withholds" means refuses to grant, not the tax, detaining, or preserving senses.