Question

words which are no longer in daily use in the english language *
narrowing
pejoration
archaism
amelioration
the historical study of the evolution of a word *
amelioration
etymology
coalescence
narrowing
what it is called when words no longer are connected to a specific gender *
etymology
coalescence
neuter
amelioration

Explanation:

1. Archaism refers to words that are no longer in daily - use in a language. Narrowing is a semantic change where a word's meaning becomes more specific. Pejoration is when a word's meaning becomes more negative. Amelioration is when a word's meaning becomes more positive.
2. Etymology is the study of the historical evolution of a word. Amelioration is semantic change towards a positive meaning. Coalescence is the merging of linguistic elements. Narrowing is semantic change to a more specific meaning.
3. Neuter refers to when words are no longer connected to a specific gender. Etymology is about word - origin. Coalescence is about merging. Amelioration is about positive semantic change.

Answer:

1. C. Archaism
2. B. Etymology
3. C. Neuter