✅ To deny is to say something is not true (He denied the accusations against him).
✅ To repudiate is to reject or refuse to accept something (She repudiated the outdated traditions of her family).
✅ Both terms describe rejection and refusal.
✅ Deny is often used in the context of refusing the truth of a statement, while repudiate is stronger and can refer to rejecting beliefs or associations (They denied knowing anything about the incident; He repudiated his former mentor's controversial views).
✅ Break means to separate into pieces suddenly or violently (He accidentally broke the vase).
✅ Splinter means to break into small, sharp pieces (The wood splintered under the heavy weight).
✅ Both terms describe smashing something into pieces.
✅ Breaking something can also be done on purpose and can apply to a wider array of objects, while splintering specifically refers to those tiny, sharp pieces that can, well, give you splinters.
✅ Easily means without difficulty or effort (You solved that puzzle easily).
✅ Fluently means able to express oneself smoothly and effortlessly (He speaks Japanese fluently).
✅ Both terms describe doing something with little to no difficulty.
✅ Easily is a broader term that can apply to any task, while fluently is specific to language and communication (She can easily lift the weights; My classmates can fluently discuss complex topics in French).