10.1 Types of changes Degradation/degeneration Intensifiers terrific, fantastic, marvelous, splendid, magnificent, wonderful, superb, tremendous, overpowering, fabulous horrible, outrageous, awful, dreadful t Weakening of meaning of intensifiers English lexicology(Ill)English lexicology (III) 8 10.1 Types of changes  Degradation / Degeneration  Intensifiers  terrific, fantastic, marvelous, splendid, magnificent, wonderful, superb, tremendous, overpowering, fabulous……  horrible, outrageous, awful, dreadful….  Weakening of meaning of intensifiers