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Composed vs Repulsive - What's the difference?

composed | repulsive | Related terms |

Composed is a related term of repulsive.


As adjectives the difference between composed and repulsive

is that composed is showing composure while repulsive is .

As a verb composed

is (compose).

Troubled vs Paralyzed - What's the difference?

troubled | paralyzed | Related terms |

Troubled is a related term of paralyzed.


As verbs the difference between troubled and paralyzed

is that troubled is (trouble) while paralyzed is (paralyze).

As an adjective troubled

is anxious, worried, careworn.

Refreshed vs Remodelled - What's the difference?

refreshed | remodelled | Related terms |

Refreshed is a related term of remodelled.


As verbs the difference between refreshed and remodelled

is that refreshed is (refresh) while remodelled is (remodel).

Effect vs Acquire - What's the difference?

effect | acquire | Related terms |

Effect is a related term of acquire.


As verbs the difference between effect and acquire

is that effect is to make or bring about; to implement while acquire is to get.

As a noun effect

is the result or outcome of a cause see below .

Drag vs Lumber - What's the difference?

drag | lumber | Related terms |


In transitive terms the difference between drag and lumber

is that drag is to pull along a surface or through a medium, sometimes with difficulty while lumber is to load down with things, to fill, to encumber.

In intransitive terms the difference between drag and lumber

is that drag is to move slowly while lumber is to move clumsily.

In uncountable terms the difference between drag and lumber

is that drag is resistance of the air (or some other fluid) to something moving through it while lumber is wood intended as a building material.

Stinging vs Acrimonious - What's the difference?

stinging | acrimonious | Related terms |

Stinging is a related term of acrimonious.


As adjectives the difference between stinging and acrimonious

is that stinging is having the capacity to sting while acrimonious is angry, acid, and sharp in delivering argumentative replies: bitter; mean-spirited; sharp in language or tone.

As a verb stinging

is .

As a noun stinging

is the act by which someone receives a sting.

Impulsive vs Precipitate - What's the difference?

impulsive | precipitate | Related terms |

Impulsive is a related term of precipitate.


As adjectives the difference between impulsive and precipitate

is that impulsive is having the power of driving or impelling; giving an impulse; moving; impellent while precipitate is headlong; falling steeply or vertically.

As nouns the difference between impulsive and precipitate

is that impulsive is that which impels or gives an impulse; an impelling agent while precipitate is a product resulting from a process, event, or course of action.

As a verb precipitate is

to make something happen suddenly and quickly; hasten.

Declare vs Betoken - What's the difference?

declare | betoken | Related terms |

Declare is a related term of betoken.


As verbs the difference between declare and betoken

is that declare is while betoken is signify by some visible object; show by signs or tokens.

Appropriate vs Minute - What's the difference?

appropriate | minute | Related terms |


In obsolete terms the difference between appropriate and minute

is that appropriate is set apart for a particular use or person; reserved while minute is a very small part of anything, or anything very small; a jot; a whit.

In transitive terms the difference between appropriate and minute

is that appropriate is to set apart for, or assign to, a particular person or use, in exclusion of all others; with to or for while minute is of an event, to write in a memo or the minutes of a meeting.

As a noun minute is

a unit of time equal to sixty seconds (one-sixtieth of an hour).

Capable vs Generous - What's the difference?

capable | generous | Related terms |

Capable is a related term of generous.


In obsolete|lang=en terms the difference between capable and generous

is that capable is (obsolete) of sufficient capacity or size for holding, containing, receiving or taking in construed with of'', ''for or an infinitive while generous is (obsolete) of noble birth.

As adjectives the difference between capable and generous

is that capable is able and efficient; having the ability needed for a specific task; having the disposition to do something; permitting or being susceptible to something while generous is (obsolete) of noble birth.

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