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Venal vs. Venial
See complete definition in Reverso Define, with examples
venal
Definition
capable of being corrupted
Examples
a venal police officer
See complete definition in Reverso Define, with examples
venial
Definition
warranting only temporal punishment
Examples
venial sin
Other misspelled words
Molten vs. Melted
Acumen vs. Acuity
Avocation vs. Vocation
Affect vs. Effect
Malicious vs. Malevolent vs. Malignant
Monkish vs. Monastic
Knight vs. Night
Caddie vs. Caddy
Days vs. Daze
Dissension vs. Dissent vs. Dissidents
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