While portentous and pretentious can both be pompous, portentous can range from ominous to marvelous and pretentious makes excessive claims about one’s importance in this Word Confusion from KD Did It.
It’s a verbal phrase break up versus the noun, albeit the noun has two different spellings, break-up or breakup, and you should stick with one or the other in this Word Confusion from KD Did It.
The heartbroken girl had her heart broken when her boyfriend showed up with a different girl in this Word Confusion from KD Did It.
Particles are a function word that must be associated with another word or phrase to impart meaning, i.e., combined with a preposition, it forms phrasal verbs, are used in proper names, and more in this Word Confusion from KD Did It.
Crape and crepe are interchangeable, so no worries there, simply be consistent in which spelling you use as noted in this Word Confusion from KD Did It.
The aberrant is abnormal or exceptional while the abhorrent is repulsive or disgusting in this Word Confusion from KD Did It.
Thou might be a knave hiding within a nave or simply using knaves in a card game in this Word Confusion from KD Did It.
In general, careen tilts a vessel over on its side for repair or cleaning while career is a job you’ve pursued on a long-term basis. In particular, both careen and career can mean to rush along, usually in a straight line in this Word Confusion from KD Did It.
A lux is all about measuring the amount of light while luxe is about decadence, luxury, elegance, and more in this Word Confusion from KD Did It.
Oh, woe, if only I could experience an emancipation from this too, too solid flesh in this Word Confusion from KD Did It. Well, not to the point of emaciation . . .