Question

use the dictionary entry to answer the question. dictionary, n. a malevolent literary device for cramping the growth of a language and making it hard and inelastic. this dictionary, however, is a most useful work. this entry comes from ambrose bierces the devils dictionary. what is bierce satirizing in this entry? (1 point) peoples tendency to conform to set meanings of words the use of literary devices the financial goals of people who create dictionaries how figurative language developed

Explanation:

The dictionary entry describes a dictionary as a "malevolent literary device for cramping the growth of a language". This implies that it is criticizing the idea of fixed word meanings (as a dictionary sets meanings), which restricts language growth. The other options (use of literary devices, financial goals, figurative language development) are not supported by the text.

Answer:

people's tendency to conform to set meanings of words