Frightful is a related term of gross.

As an adjective frightful

is (obsolete): full of fright; affrighted; frightened.

As a proper noun gross is

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In transitive terms the difference between disconcert and vex

is that disconcert is to frustrate, make go wrong while vex is to toss back and forth; to agitate; to disquiet.

As a noun VEX is

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Tooth is a related term of barb.

As nouns the difference between tooth and barb

is that tooth is a hard, calcareous structure present in the mouth of many vertebrate animals, generally used for eating while barb is (label) a fan of the american singer (nicki minaj), especially a female one.

As a verb tooth

is to provide or furnish with teeth.

As a proper noun barb is

a diminutive of the female given name barbara.

Apt is a related term of ingenious.

As a noun apt

is .

As a proper noun apt

is .

As an adjective ingenious is

displaying genius or brilliance; tending to invent.

Affright is a related term of discourage.

As nouns the difference between affright and discourage

is that affright is great fear, terror, fright while discourage is lack of courage.

As verbs the difference between affright and discourage

is that affright is to terrify, to frighten, to inspire fright while discourage is to extinguish the courage of; to dishearten; to depress the spirits of; to deprive of confidence; to deject.

As nouns the difference between activity and response

is that activity is the state or quality of being active; nimbleness; agility; vigorous action or operation; energy; active force; as, an increasing variety of human activities while response is (an answer or reply)An answer or reply, or something in the nature of an answer or reply.

Heighten is a related term of assign.

As verbs the difference between heighten and assign

is that heighten is to make high; to raise higher; to elevate while assign is (lb) to designate or set apart something for some purpose.

As a noun assign is

an assignee.

As nouns the difference between narrowness and tightness

is that narrowness is the state of being narrow while tightness is the quality or degree of being tight.

Poke is a related term of journey.

As verbs the difference between poke and journey

is that poke is to prod or jab with a pointed object such as a finger or a stick while journey is to travel, to make a trip or voyage.

As nouns the difference between poke and journey

is that poke is (us|slang) a lazy person; a dawdler or poke can be or poke can be (dialectal) pokeweed while journey is a set amount of travelling, seen as a single unit; a discrete trip, a voyage.

As nouns the difference between consumption and waste

is that consumption is the act of consuming something while waste is a waste land; an uninhabited desolate region; a wilderness or desert.

As an adjective waste is

uncultivated, uninhabited.

As a verb waste is

to devastate or destroy.