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Venal vs. Venial
venal
Definition
capable of being corrupted
Examples
a venal police officer
venial
Definition
warranting only temporal punishment
Examples
venial sin
Other misspelled words
Malicious vs. Malevolent vs. Malignant
Material vs. Materiel
Stanch vs. Staunch
Etc. vs. Et Al.
Distinct vs. Distinctive
Groan vs. Grown
Turbid vs. Turbulent vs. Turgid
Climactic vs. Climatic
Discriminating vs. Discriminatory
Higher vs. Hire
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