As nouns the difference between appendage and attachment

is that appendage is an external body part that projects from the body while attachment is the act or process of (physically or figuratively) attaching.

As a noun offensive

is offensive (posture of attacking or being able to attack).

As a proper noun gross is

.

As adjectives the difference between sprightly and diligent

is that sprightly is animated, vivacious or gay; lively while diligent is performing with intense concentration, focus, responsible regard.

As an adverb sprightly

is in a lively and vigorous way.

As a noun mishap is

an accident, mistake, or problem.

As adjectives the difference between tart and pungent

is that tart is sharp to the taste; acid; sour while pungent is having a strong odor that stings the nose, said especially of acidic or spicy substances.

As a noun tart

is a type of small open pie, or piece of pastry, containing jelly or conserve; a sort of fruit pie or tart can be (british|slang) a prostitute.

As a verb tart

is to practice prostitution.

In computing|lang=en terms the difference between affinity and parallelism

is that affinity is (computing) tendency to keep a task running on the same processor in a symmetric multiprocessing operating system to reduce the frequency of cache misses while parallelism is (computing) the use of parallel methods in hardware or software.

As nouns the difference between affinity and parallelism

is that affinity is a natural attraction or feeling of kinship to a person or thing while parallelism is the state or condition of being parallel; agreement in direction, tendency, or character.

As adjectives the difference between theoretical and towered

is that theoretical is of or relating to theory; abstract; not empirical while towered is equipped with a tower.

As a verb towered is

(tower).

As proper nouns the difference between jaunty and merry

is that jaunty is (a traditional nickname for a navy master-at-arms) while merry is originally a nickname for a merry person.

As adjectives the difference between unexpected and quick

is that unexpected is not expected, anticipated or foreseen while quick is moving with speed, rapidity or swiftness, or capable of doing so; rapid; fast.

As an adverb quick is

(colloquial) with speed, quickly.

As a noun quick is

raw or sensitive flesh, especially that underneath finger and toe nails.

As a verb quick is

to amalgamate surfaces prior to gilding or silvering by dipping them into a solution of mercury in nitric acid.

As adjectives the difference between acrimonious and derogatory

is that acrimonious is angry, acid, and sharp in delivering argumentative replies: bitter; mean-spirited; sharp in language or tone while derogatory is tending to derogate, or lessen in value of someone; expressing derogation; detracting; injurious.

As a noun derogatory is

a trade-line on a credit report that includes negative credit history.