Repel vs. repulse
Both mean to ward off or keep away, but repulse usually refers to physical actions, while repel is more likely to be used figuratively or to denote emotional states.
Both mean to ward off or keep away, but repulse usually refers to physical actions, while repel is more likely to be used figuratively or to denote emotional states.
Internment: the detaining of people perceived to be a threat. Interment: burial.
A presumption is more authoritative than an assumption.
Emigrate = to leave one’s country to settle elsewhere. Immigrate = to settle in a new country.
Riff: 1. a short, rhythmic phrase played on an instrument, especially in jazz, blues, or rock music; 2. a clever or inventive spoken commentary. Rift: 1. a narrow fissure; 2. a break in friendly relations
Dispense with: to go without or to do away with. Dispose of: 1. to attend to; 2. to part with; 3. to get rid of; 4. to destroy.
Sensuous: 1. of or relating to the senses; 2. appealing to the senses. Sensual is mostly synonymous with sensuous, but it often bears erotic connotations.
Turtle: an order of reptiles with bony shells. Tortoise: a land-dwelling turtle. Terrapin: a species of turtle native to coastal southern U.S.