As verbs the difference between frightened and terrify

is that frightened is (frighten) while terrify is to frighten greatly; to fill with terror.

As an adjective frightened

is afraid; suffering from fear.

As adjectives the difference between culpable and nonculpable

is that culpable is meriting condemnation, censure or blame, especially as something wrong, harmful or injurious; blameworthy while nonculpable is not culpable.

As nouns the difference between splicing and joining

is that splicing is the point at which two things are spliced while joining is the act or result of joining; a joint or juncture.

As verbs the difference between splicing and joining

is that splicing is while joining is .

As adjectives the difference between directional and directive

is that directional is indicating direction while directive is that directs.

As nouns the difference between directional and directive

is that directional is something that indicates direction, such as a vehicle's turn signal while directive is an instruction or guideline that indicates how to perform an action or reach a goal.

As adjectives the difference between hermetic and sterile

is that hermetic is (chiefly with capital initial) pertaining to (hermes trismegistus) or the writings attributed to him while sterile is sterile, barren, unprolific, infertile.

As a noun hermetic

is (in plural) hermetic philosophy or practice.

As nouns the difference between footprint and floorspace

is that footprint is the impression of the foot in a soft substance such as sand or snow while floorspace is the surface area of the floor in a building.

As verbs the difference between ridden and striken

is that ridden is or ridden can be while striken is .

As an adjective ridden

is full of.

As verbs the difference between degrade and descend

is that degrade is while descend is to pass from a higher to a lower place; to move downwards; to come or go down in any way, as by falling, flowing, walking, etc; to plunge; to fall; to incline downward.

In physics terms the difference between reversible and transient

is that reversible is (of a phase change) capable of returning to the original state while transient is a transient phenomenon, especially an electric current; a very brief surge.

As adjectives the difference between reversible and transient

is that reversible is able to be reversed while transient is passing or disappearing with time; transitory.

As a noun transient is

something which is transient.

As nouns the difference between photoperiod and haha

is that photoperiod is (biology) the normal duration of natural daylight experienced by an organism; daylength while haha is type of boundary to a garden, pleasure-ground, or park, designed not to interrupt the view and to be invisible until closely approached.

As an interjection haha is

an onomatopoeic representation of laughter.