As adjectives the difference between optimistic and conscientious

is that optimistic is expecting the best in all possible ways while conscientious is thorough, careful, or vigilant; implies a desire to do a task well.

As adjectives the difference between optimistic and independent

is that optimistic is expecting the best in all possible ways while independent is not dependent; not contingent or depending on something else; free.

As a noun independent is

a candidate or voter not affiliated with any political party, a free thinker, free of a party platform.

As an adjective mean

is mid, central.

As a noun mean

is middle.

As a proper noun international is

international airport, as the shortened form of an airport name.

As nouns the difference between factorization and factoring

is that factorization is (mathematics): the process of creating a list of factors while factoring is a financial transaction whereby a business sells its accounts receivable to a third party (called a factor) at a discount.

As a verb factoring is

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As nouns the difference between kills and burg

is that kills is plural of lang=en while burg is a city or town.

As a verb kills

is third-person singular of kill.

As nouns the difference between fumes and fumigation

is that fumes is plural of lang=en while fumigation is the act of fumigating, or applying smoke or vapor, as for disinfection.

As a verb fumes

is third-person singular of fume.

As a noun drench

is a draught administered to an animal or drench can be (obsolete|uk) a military vassal, mentioned in the domesday book.

As a verb drench

is to soak, to make very wet.

As an adverb soggily is

in a soggy manner.

As verbs the difference between punish and prosecute

is that punish is to cause to suffer for crime or misconduct, to administer disciplinary action while prosecute is (legal) to start criminal proceedings against.

As nouns the difference between whore and adulterer

is that whore is a prostitute while adulterer is one who commits adultery.

As a verb whore

is to prostitute oneself.

As nouns the difference between judges and referees

is that judges is plural of judge while referees is plural of referee.

As a verb judges

is third-person singular of judge.

As a proper noun Judges

is the seventh book of the Old Testament, and a book of the Hebrew Tanakh.