As adjectives the difference between contemptible and damnable

is that contemptible is deserving contempt while damnable is capable of being damned.

As adjectives the difference between vivacious and spry

is that vivacious is lively and animated; full of life and energy while spry is having great power of leaping or running; nimble; active.

As adjectives the difference between apprehensive and petrified

is that apprehensive is while petrified is extremely afraid.

As a verb petrified is

(petrify).

As adjectives the difference between irritating and smelly

is that irritating is causing irritation, annoyance or pain while smelly is having a bad smell.

As a verb irritating

is .

In transitive terms the difference between alternate and other

is that alternate is to perform by turns, or in succession; to cause to succeed by turns; to interchange regularly while other is to label as "other".

As a determiner other is

not the one or ones previously referred to.

As an adverb other is

apart from; in the phrase "other than".

As a conjunction other is

or.

As nouns the difference between abstract and isolate

is that abstract is abstract while isolate is something that has been isolated.

As a verb isolate is

(label) to set apart or cut off from others.

As a proper noun tribulation

is (christianity) a relatively short period of time before the second coming where believers will experience worldwide persecution and be purified and strengthened by it.

As a noun wretchedness is

an unhappy state of mental or physical suffering.

As nouns the difference between section and postscript

is that section is a cutting; a part cut out from the rest of something while postscript is an addendum to a letter, added after the author’s signature.

As verbs the difference between section and postscript

is that section is to cut, divide or separate into pieces while postscript is to extend (a letter or another document) with additional remarks.

As nouns the difference between proficiency and qualification

is that proficiency is ability, skill, competence while qualification is a clause or condition which qualifies something; a modification, a limitation.

As nouns the difference between facility and aptitude

is that facility is the fact of being easy, or easily done; absence of difficulty, simplicity while aptitude is natural ability to acquire knowledge or skill.