✅ Expressive describes something that is full of meaning or that expresses something or makes it evident (Her reaction was expressive of her dislike).
✅ Eloquent describes something that is forceful and appropriate in its expressiveness (an eloquent eye roll).
✅ Both of these words describe things that wordlessly express meaning.
✅ Eloquent describes a more intense expression of meaning than expressive.
✅ Schedule means to plan something for a certain date (Let’s schedule a meeting for Tuesday of next week).
✅ Arrange means to prepare or plan something (I arranged to meet him at a coffee shop).
✅ Arrange suggests mutual agreement on the plan that is less formal, whereas schedule suggests a formal decision.
✅ Schedule also emphasizes choosing a specific date, whereas arrange can suggest less specific details (We arranged to go shopping together next month; I’ve scheduled an appointment for tomorrow morning).
✅ Skulk means to move in a sneaky or surreptitious way (The cat skulked through the bushes).
✅ Slink means to move in a furtive way, especially out of fear or embarrassment (I slinked away after the reprimand).
✅ Both of these terms mean to move in a stealthy way.
✅ However, slink suggests trying not to draw attention to yourself out of fear, whereas skulk suggests trying to get away with something (The thief skulked through the shadows; I slinked away before I got caught).