To hate someone is to dislike them a great deal. To revere someone is to respect them a great deal. A pliable object will easily bend, while a brittle object will easily break. When someone can do something, they are able to do it. When some may do something, they have permission to do it.
Asbestos is fireproof.
Vinyl is waterproof. A pair is a couple. A pare is a prune. Rocket is rock with an et at the end. Jacket is jack with an et at the end.