wow, guys.
thanks so much for sharing. i'm glad i'm not alone, even if it's not the same set of words.
i appreciate so much those of you who have tried to help me with this, but i'm a lost cause.

it's as if i'm reading latin or something. i just don't get it. it doesn't hit home anywhere in this brain!
the meanings sound almost alike no matter how it's presented to me.
thanks so much, and if there's more that i'm missing, please help. this is really driving me nuts and i need to use these words appropriately.
KD