______ of meaning is a process by which a word that originally had a specialized meaning has now become generalized.

We are interested in the weather because it _______ us so directly—what we wear, what we do and even how we feel.

WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?

One can figure out the meaning of “ airmail ” to be “ mail by air ” by its ______.

The word “minister” originally meant “a servant”, but now has changed to“a head of a ministry ”. This process of meaning change is called ______ .