1. Having to do with the meaning of words or language

2. SEMANTIC Having to do with the meaning of words or language

3. Of or relating to signs or symbols

4. SEMIOTIC Of or relating to signs or symbols

5. To discover with certainty through examination

6. ASCERTAIN* To discover with certainty through examination

7. A pattern or model

8. PARADIGM A pattern or model

9. Descriptive or Representative

10. ILLUSTRATIVE* Descriptive or Representative

11. The way in which something is expressed

12. PHRASEOLOGY The way in which something is expressed

13. An exact translation or restatement

14. METAPHRASE An exact translation or restatement

15. A feeling of great happiness or well-being

16. EUPHORIA* A feeling of great happiness or well-being

17. A summary that is not word-for-word

18. PARAPHRASE A summary that is not word-for-word

19. Negative and Critical or Insulting

20. PEJORATIVE* Negative and Critical or Insulting

21. Openly expressive of emotions

22. DEMONSTRATIVE Openly expressive of emotions

23. To protest or object

24. REMONSTRATE To protest or object

25. Accumulation or total result

26. SUMMATION* Accumulation or total result

27. Menacing; threatening

28. OMINOUS Menacing; threatening

29. A formal long paper for a degree at a college

30. DISSERTATION* A formal long paper for a degree at a college

31. Loathsome; disagreeable

32. ABOMINABLE Loathsome; disagreeable

33. Lucky or favorable

34. PROPITIOUS* Lucky or favorable

35. Something disgustingly offensive

36. ABOMINATION Something disgustingly offensive

37. Drowsy or Sleepy

38. SOMNOLENT* Drowsy or Sleepy

39. Brilliantly illuminated or shining

40. REFULGENT* Brilliantly illuminated or shining