As adjectives the difference between hapless and miserable

is that hapless is very unlucky; ill-fated while miserable is destitute, impoverished.

As a noun miserable is

wretch, scoundrel.

As an adjective naive

is .

As a proper noun smart is

.

As adjectives the difference between hapless and hopeless

is that hapless is very unlucky; ill-fated while hopeless is without hope; despairing; not expecting anything positive.

As adjectives the difference between cynical and pragmatic

is that cynical is of or relating to the cynics, a sect of ancient greek philosophers who believed virtue to be the only good and self-control to be the only means of achieving virtue while pragmatic is practical, concerned with making decisions and actions that are useful in practice, not just theory.

As nouns the difference between excerpt and adaptation

is that excerpt is a clip, snippet, passage or extract from a larger work such as a news article, a film, a literary composition or other media while adaptation is the quality of being adapted; adaption; adjustment.

As a verb excerpt

is to select or copy sample material (excerpts) from a work.

As verbs the difference between concocted and developed

is that concocted is (concoct) while developed is (develop).

As adjectives the difference between concocted and developed

is that concocted is invented, made up while developed is (said of a country) not primitive; not third world.

In obsolete|lang=en terms the difference between articulate and discuss

is that articulate is (obsolete) to treat or make terms while discuss is (obsolete) to communicate, tell, or disclose (information, a message, etc).

As verbs the difference between articulate and discuss

is that articulate is to make clear or effective while discuss is (obsolete|transitive) to drive away, disperse, shake off; said especially of tumors.

As an adjective articulate

is clear, effective.

As a noun articulate

is (label) an animal of the subkingdom articulata.

As verbs the difference between conveys and illustrates

is that conveys is third-person singular of convey while illustrates is third-person singular of illustrate.

As nouns the difference between slipway and dockyard

is that slipway is (nautical) a sloping surface, leading down to the shore or to a river, on which ships are built, repaired or stored and from which they are launched while dockyard is a place where ships are repaired]] or [[outfit|outfitted.

In intransitive terms the difference between flounder and stifle

is that flounder is to act clumsily or confused; to struggle or be flustered while stifle is to die of suffocation.