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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
Maxim vs. Axiom
Exceed vs. Accede
Ceremonial vs. Ceremonious
Etc. vs. Et Al.
Eventually vs. Ultimately
Envelop vs. Envelope
Indiscreet vs. Indiscrete
Overdo vs. Overdue
Wet vs. Whet
Efficacy vs. Efficiency vs. Proficiency
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