reek vs wreak
Definitions
verb
- be wet with sweat or blood, as of one's face
- smell badly and offensively
- give off smoke, fumes, warm vapour, steam, etc.
- have an element suggestive (of something)
noun
- a distinctive odor that is offensively unpleasant
Examples
When the new foods that came from the Americas - peppers, summer squash and especially tomatoes - took hold in the region, a number of closely related dishes were born, including what we call ratatouille - and a man from La Mancha calls pisto, an Ikarian Greek calls soufiko and a Turk calls turlu.
The new taxon is named Gamerabaena, and the authors note, under etymology, "'Gamera refers to the fictional, firebreathing turtle from the 1965 movie Gamera, in allusion to his fire-breathing capabilities and the Hell Creek Formation ...
Gervinho might prove to be another classic Arsène Wenger bargain, an athletic and pacy ball player raring to step up a level, spirited over from France for a fee that doesn't make a certain manager with a well-documented devotion to cautious housekeeping choke as if he was asked to fix the Greek economy before breakfast.
Definitions
verb
- cause to happen or to occur as a consequence
Examples
The hurricane wreaked terrible damage on the east coast, at Miami and the Florida Keys.
But instead of wreaking his revenge on her, he falls in love with her.
Thought his pain and shame would be lesser, If on womankind he might his anger wreak,
