twinkle vs verve

twinkle and verve both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
twinkle	Yes	No	Yes	No
verve	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, verve is a hypernym of twinkle; that is, verve is a word with a broader meaning than twinkle:

twinkle: merriment expressed by a brightness or gleam or animation of countenance
verve: an energetic style

Other hypernyms of twinkle include vitality, aspect, expression, face, facial expression, look.

twinkle (noun)	verve (noun)
merriment expressed by a brightness or gleam or animation of countenance	an energetic style
a rapid change in brightness; a brief spark or flash

twinkle (verb)	verve (verb)
gleam or glow intermittently
emit or reflect light in a flickering manner