In obsolete|lang=en terms the difference between profuse and profligate

is that profuse is (obsolete) to pour out; to give or spend liberally; to lavish; to squander while profligate is (obsolete) to drive away; to overcome.

As adjectives the difference between profuse and profligate

is that profuse is in great quantity or abundance while profligate is (obsolete) overthrown, ruined.

As verbs the difference between profuse and profligate

is that profuse is (obsolete) to pour out; to give or spend liberally; to lavish; to squander while profligate is (obsolete) to drive away; to overcome.

As a noun profligate is

an abandoned person; one openly and shamelessly vicious; a dissolute person.

As verbs the difference between yeild and earn

is that yeild is while earn is (lb) to gain (success, reward, recognition) through applied effort or work or earn can be (uk|dialect|dated) to curdle, as milk or earn can be (obsolete) to long; to yearn.

As a noun earn is

.

In chemistry terms the difference between photolysis and dissociation

is that photolysis is any chemical reaction in which a compound is decomposed after absorbing a photon while dissociation is the process by which a compound body breaks up into simpler constituents; said particularly of the action of heat on gaseous or volatile substances.

As nouns the difference between thief and thievishness

is that thief is one who has carried out a theft while thievishness is the quality of being thievish.

As verbs the difference between consuming and costing

is that consuming is present participle of lang=en while costing is present participle of lang=en.

As an adjective consuming

is holding one's attention or interest.

As a noun costing is

the estimation of the cost of a process or product.

As nouns the difference between oil and lick

is that oil is while lick is the act of licking; a stroke of the tongue.

As a verb lick is

to stroke with the tongue.

As nouns the difference between subterfuge and cheating

is that subterfuge is (countable) an indirect or deceptive device or stratagem; a blind refers especially to war and politics while cheating is an act of deception, fraud, trickery, imposture, or imposition.

As a verb cheating is

.

As an adjective cheating is

unsporting or underhand.

As nouns the difference between refugees and fugitives

is that refugees is while fugitives is .

As nouns the difference between real and characters

is that real is a commodity; see reality while characters is plural of lang=en.

As an adjective real

is true, genuine, not merely nominal or apparent.

As an adverb real

is really, very.

As a proper noun Real

is Real Madrid, a football club from Madrid.

As nouns the difference between characters and cartoons

is that characters is while cartoons is .

As a verb cartoons is

(cartoon).