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What was revolutionary about Samuel Johnson’s Dictionary of the English Language?

A
It was the first dictionary to be compiled by a group of critics, poets, essayists, and biographers.
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It was the first dictionary to include definitions of difficult or technical words.
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It was the first English dictionary to use quotations from literature to illustrate word usage and development.
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What is the best definition of the word revel as it is used in this passage?

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to waste frivolously
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to spend pleasurably
C
to work cautiously
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What is the connotation of the word revel in this passage?

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positive
B
negative
C
neutral

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