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Card 6

Front

Creating an entirely new word

Back

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Card 7

Front

A word that is rarely in use in modern English and which feels old fashioned

Back

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Card 8

Front

When a word changes its class to create a new word

Back

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Card 9

Front

When a word takes on a new meaning

Back

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Card 10

Front

When a word loses its old meaning

Back

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Card 11

Front

When a word takes on a positive meaning

Back

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Card 12

Front

When a word takes on a negative meaning

Back

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Card 13

Front

The need for a new word to explani a cultural or social phenomenon

Back

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Card 14

Front

When a word is no longer used at all

Back

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