One purpose of literature is to satisfy the yearnings of the mind and spirit to experience life to the full and to arrest and ______ that experience.

• A. Exploit
• B. Harden
• C. Ignore
• D. Savor

Answer: (D)

The idea here is about not just experiencing life through literature, but also pausing to fully appreciate and prolong that experience. In this sentence, arrest means to seize or hold the moment of experience—literature makes you feel something deeply. Savor means to relish, enjoy, and take time with that feeling. So to arrest and savor that experience expresses both capturing the moment and dwelling on it with appreciation, which is why savor is the best fit. The other words don’t match the sense of valuing and prolonging the experience: exploit would turn it into something you use, harden would dull your sensitivity, and ignore would mean you skip the moment altogether.