Answer:
The protagonist, Varlam Shalamov, deals with the conflict with tact, calmness and cunning. He instinctively doubts Shestakov's earnestness in hatching the escape plan, but agrees to partake in it, only if he is first fed with condensed milk - which he loves.
Sorry if its wrong
To refute something means to prove that something is not true, wrong, incorrect. So the answer would be none of those... I would choose B, it's close in meaning.
But id the questions ask what is the antonym, then the answer would be A.<span /><span />
