Answer:
Well, it depends on the context. Did the character just win the lottery? If so, then A would certainly be true. But if he hasn't won an actual lottery, and is just using lottery as an example of how happy and big he's grinning, then I'd say C
Explanation:
He has been groaning for more then a year.
"Did you groan?" ask Dorothy
"I did. I've been groaning for more then a year, and no one has ever heard me before or come to help me."
In some cases like the word vice, the negative connotation stems from a direct definition of the word(vice means wicked, but another definition is 'a substitute for' so 'vice president'). In other cases, word may be used in a culture to identify a group or individual that is portrayed negatively, thus modifying the inherent definition of the word to better portray how society thinks of the word.
One simile would be “shy at first like a foal,”
