Includes index.

Wordset I: River Denizens cause Charlie profound exasperation -- The right word: write quite right, not almost right -- Wordset II: Debra's pain is visceral, excruciating, need for help paramount -- Oops! words that don't mean what you think -- Wordset III: Jim's lingering on the verge of a subconscious disinclination -- Homonyms: they're, their, don't fret! -- Wordset IV: Carol wistfully views modish, self-assured New Yorkers' -- A stratagem for learning the meanings of new words: prefixes, roots, and suffixes -- Wordset V: tumultuous rapture he's infatuated with beguiling bride -- Foreign words and phrases: understand them! use them -- Wordset VI: bibliophile Jean's book perusal reveals repressed trauma -- New synonyms for tired old syllables -- Wordset VII: Thunderstruck and vulnerable, Robert seeks to surmount loss -- Bad or nonexistent words: avoid them at all costs -- Wordset VIII: Massive dissonance prompts Daphne to persEvere undeterred -- Still more words you should know: -- Top-notch nouns -- Top-notch verbs -- Top-notch adjectives -- Top-notch adverbs.