试题题干
The process by which a word which originally had a specialized meaning has now become generalized is called ( ).
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试题解析
本题考查词义的扩大。关键词：a specialized meaning（某一专门意义）→generalize（概括，使一般化）
这个过程应该为e，xtension（词义的扩大）——开始涵盖了更多的意义，比原有概念的范围更大了。故A选项符合题意。
narrowing——词义的缩小；elevation——词义的升格；transfer——词义的转换。均可排除。