What does timeless mean inf the following sentence?
Many old novels are timeless and still appeal to readers today.
without a specific time
The phrase "and still appeals to readers today" is a context clue. It gives an idea that the old novels are not tied to any time and if the readers read them today, they could still relate.
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The Gettysburg address was a dedication to Soldier's National Cemetery, a cemetery for Union soldiers killed at the Battle Of Gettysburg during the American Civil War.
The correct answer is B. (9). It should read it's, not its.
The correct answer is A, amelioration. In linguistics pejoration is a term used to signify how a word's meaning becomes downgraded and goes from having a positive meaning to having a negative meaning. Amelioration is a reverse term, it is a phenomenon where one word over time acquires a more positive meaning, as is the case with prestige, which now has a positive connotation.
