Synonyms

As verbs the difference between quicken and vivify

is that quicken is to give life to; to animate, make alive, revive while vivify is to bring to life.

As a noun quicken

is {{cx|now|_|chiefly|Northern England|lang=en}} The European rowan, Sorbus aucuparia.

Ban is a synonym of restraint.

As a proper noun ban

is .

As a noun restraint is

(countable) something that restrains, ties, fastens or secures.

News is a synonym of chatter.

As nouns the difference between news and chatter

is that news is (latest) news while chatter is talk, especially meaningless or unimportant talk or chatter can be one who chats.

As a verb chatter is

to talk idly.

In transitive terms the difference between fog and perplex

is that fog is to pasture cattle on the fog, or aftergrass, of; to eat off the fog from while perplex is to involve; to entangle; to make intricate or complicated.

As verbs the difference between fog and perplex

is that fog is to become covered with or as if with fog while perplex is to cause to feel baffled; to puzzle.

As a noun fog

is a thick cloud that forms near the ground; the obscurity of such a cloud.

As an adjective perplex is

intricate; difficult.

As nouns the difference between certainty and belief

is that certainty is the state of being certain while belief is mental acceptance of a claim as likely true.

Beatific is a synonym of enraptured.

As an adjective beatific

is blessed, blissful, heavenly.

As a verb enraptured is

(enrapture).

News is a synonym of exposure.

As nouns the difference between news and exposure

is that news is (latest) news while exposure is (senseid)(uncountable) the condition of being exposed, uncovered, or unprotected.

As nouns the difference between mandate and directive

is that mandate is an official or authoritative command; an order or injunction; a commission; a judicial precept while directive is an instruction or guideline that indicates how to perform an action or reach a goal.

As a verb mandate

is to authorize.

As an adjective directive is

that directs.

Noncommittal is a synonym of careful.

As adjectives the difference between noncommittal and careful

is that noncommittal is tending to avoid commitment; lacking certainty or decisiveness; reluctant to give out information or show one's feelings or opinion while careful is (obsolete) full of care or grief; sorrowful, sad.

Piercing is a synonym of furious.

As a noun piercing

is body piercing.

As an adjective furious is

transported with passion or fury; raging; violent.