A battering ram 'an ancient machine for breaking walls' is an example of........
Historicisms
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Words that have fallen out of use entirely and are no longer understood by most speakers...
Obsolete words
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...............are called "signs" of the era, so they have no lexical items to compete with in the modern language.
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Mornย (forย morningย ),ย eveย (forย eveningย ),ย errantย (forย wandering,ย egย errant knightsย ). The words are examples for ....... words.
Archaic
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Lunting means to walk while smoking a pipe. This word is an example for.......
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Fill in the gap. "Illecebrous [ill-less-uh-brus] ............word meaning 'attractive, alluring.' From a Latin word meaning 'to entice.'"
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Fill in the gap. "........ are obsolete names of modern realities".
Archaisms
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Fill in the gap. Shakespeareโs works are full of ......... language, such as โhathโ for โhasโ and โdothโ for โdoes.โ
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trap
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fairy
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rocket
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thief
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Old-fashioned words that are rarely used today but still recognizable are called...
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When words pass into the passive state: when replaced by others, the word becomes........
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Fill in the gap. "............ are words or phrases that are considered outdated or obsolete but may still be used for stylistic or nostalgic purposes.
Archaisms
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Bloomers โ an outfit designed for women in mid-nineteenth century. This word is an example for ...........
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trap
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shark
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Which word has the meanings like 'old-fashioned, antiquated', 'from the beginning, ancient'?