Vocabulary Q2

a word made up of elements from different languages.

one or more letters added to the end of a word to change its meaning. 

an adjective that can function as a noun without changing the word

when two similar/identical sounds diverge; usually to facilitate pronunciation

an adjective formed from a verb; by adding -ing (present) or -ed (past)

the modification of meaning in a word 

a comparison between two things 

the meaning of a word becomes more specific

the meaning of a word becomes more general

a word takes on a new usage as a different part of speech, without a change in form or the addition of a suffix