Dispirited is a related term of bereft.

As verbs the difference between dispirited and bereft

is that dispirited is (dispirit) while bereft is (bereave).

As adjectives the difference between dispirited and bereft

is that dispirited is without energy, gusto or drive, enervated, without the will to accomplish, disheartened while bereft is (of a person) pained by the loss of someone.

In transitive terms the difference between reduce and taper

is that reduce is to bring to an inferior state or condition while taper is to make thinner or narrower at one end.

In intransitive terms the difference between reduce and taper

is that reduce is to lose weight while taper is to diminish gradually.

As a noun taper is

a slender wax candle; a small lighted wax candle; hence, a small light.

Blanket is a related term of shroud.

As nouns the difference between blanket and shroud

is that blanket is a heavy, loosely woven fabric, usually large and woollen, used for warmth while sleeping or resting while shroud is that which clothes, covers, conceals, or protects; a garment.

As verbs the difference between blanket and shroud

is that blanket is to cover with, or as if with, a blanket while shroud is to cover with a shroud.

As an adjective blanket

is in general; covering or encompassing everything.

Equable is a synonym of regular.

As adjectives the difference between equable and regular

is that equable is unvarying]], [[calm|calm and steady; constant and uniform while regular is .

As an adverb regular is

regularly.

Tap is a related term of elbow.

As an initialism tap

is .

As a noun elbow is

the joint between the upper arm and the forearm.

As a verb elbow is

to push with the elbow; to jostle or force.

Brew is a related term of creation.

As nouns the difference between brew and creation

is that brew is the mixture formed by brewing; that which is brewed; a brewage while creation is creation.

As a verb brew

is to prepare (usually a beverage) by steeping and mingling; to concoct.

Divide is a related term of sunder.

As a verb divide

is to split or separate (something) into two or more parts.

As a noun divide

is a thing that divides.

As a preposition sunder is

without.

Lingering is a related term of postponement.

As nouns the difference between lingering and postponement

is that lingering is an act of lingering or waiting while postponement is a delay, as a formal delay in a proceeding.

As a verb lingering

is .

As adjectives the difference between prolific and procreative

is that prolific is fertile, producing offspring or fruit in abundance — applied to plants producing fruit, animals producing young, etc while procreative is having the power to beget; generative.

Restive is a related term of tremulous.

As adjectives the difference between restive and tremulous

is that restive is impatient under delay, duress, or control while tremulous is trembling, quivering, or shaking.