As verbs the difference between possession and confiscated

is that possession is to invest with property while confiscated is past tense of confiscate.

As a noun possession

is control or occupancy of something for which one does not necessarily have private property rights.

As nouns the difference between avalanche and snowstorm

is that avalanche is a large mass or body of snow and ice sliding swiftly down a mountain side, or falling down a precipice while snowstorm is bad weather involving blowing winds and snow, or blowing winds and heavy snowfall amount.

As a verb avalanche

is to descend like an avalanche.

In transitive terms the difference between provoke and poke

is that provoke is to bring about a reaction while poke is to thrust (something) in a particular direction such as the tongue.

As a noun poke is

a lazy person; a dawdler.

As nouns the difference between oncogene and oncology

is that oncogene is oncogene while oncology is the branch of medicine concerned with tumors, including study of their development, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention.

As a noun holdback

is restraint (act or result of holding back, device that restrains.

As a verb withhold is

to keep (a physical object that one has obtained) to oneself rather than giving it back to its owner.

As a noun perk

is perquisite or perk can be a percolator, particularly of coffee.

As a verb perk

is shortened form of percolate or perk can be to become more lively or enthusiastic or perk can be (dated) to peer; to look inquisitively.

As an adjective perk

is smart; trim; spruce; jaunty; vain.

As a proper noun brizzle is

bristol.

As nouns the difference between aborigines and inhabitant

is that aborigines is plural of aborigine while inhabitant is someone or thing who lives in a place.

As a proper noun Aborigines

is plural of AborigineCategory:English plurals.

As a noun biography

is a person's life story, especially one published.

As a verb biography

is to write a biography of.

As an adjective autobiographical is

of or relating to a person's life or an account of a person's life, as told by the subject.

As an adjective emblematic

is serving as, or relating to a symbol, emblem or illustration of a type.

As a verb symbolized is

past tense of symbolize.

As verbs the difference between revert and reinstate

is that revert is to turn back, or turn to the contrary; to reverse while reinstate is to restore somebody to a former position or rank.

As a noun revert

is one who, or that which, reverts.