verve vs vim

verve and vim both are nouns.

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

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

Other hypernyms of verve include energy, muscularity, vigor, vigour.

verve (noun)	vim (noun)
an energetic style	an imaginative lively style (especially style of writing)
	a healthy capacity for vigorous activity