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

Washing the food down with water as a substitute ________ chewing is not a good habit

The following words of the basic word stock denote the most common things and phenomena of the world around us EXCEPT ______ .

When a reader comes across the word “ home” in his reading, the word may remind him of his “ family, friends, warmth, safety, etc. ” In this sense, the word “ home” conveys ______.

Parents, teachers in schools and communicators in or using the mass media are all capable of ________ our potential interests.

The professor worked for 7 hours at a ________. 

We cannot leave this tough job to a person ________.

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

“ Apple, pear, peach, orange, lemon, etc. ” make up the ______ of “ fruit ”.

In grammatical context, the meaning of a word may be influenced by the ______in which it occurs.