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excel - To surpass others in achievement or ability within a particular field.

She excels in mathematics and often helps her classmates.

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Other / Move

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reverberate - For seomthing to continue to be heard or felt, becaused of a repeating effect or echo.

The effect of the 1929 stock market crash reverberated throughout the 1930's.

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Bad / Nervous

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falter - To lose strength or momentum; to weaken or stumble; to hesitate in action, purpose, or speech.

Her voice began to falter as she delivered the emotional speech.

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Other / Move

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circumvent - To find a way around and overcome a problem or difficulty.

Because of the large traffic jam, I new a side road that could circumvent the mess and get home the same time I normally do.

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Other / Up+Down

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stomp - To step on something with force.

Andy stomped on the small fire that started in the woods when someone dropped a lit cigarette by mistake in the campsite next to his.

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Good / Successful

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prosper - To succeed in material terms; be financially successful

Scrooge McDuck had prospered so much in life that he had an entire room of his house that held all of his money.

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Other / Inward

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brag - To speak in a boastful manner

Ilya bragged to everyone in the office about his new promotion.

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Other / Inward

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hoard - To amass money or valued objects and then hide or store it away

If he was going to be a millionaire one day, Pete knew he'd have to start hoarding as much money as possible.

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Bad / Hostile

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malign - To speak harmful untruths about someone – to slander or defame, showing illwill.

She warned her friend not to malign others just to gain popularity.

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Bad / War

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vanquish - To defeat thoroughly

Alexander the Great vanquished entire countries in his quest to build one of the world's biggest empires.

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Bad / Steal

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pilfer - To steal, especially in small quantities

People were outraged when they discovered that one of the congregants had been pilfering change from the charity boxes.

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Good / Pleasure

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partake - To become involved with or take part in something with other people

Though he was on a diet, he agreed to go to the dessert room at the end of the party, and partake of some of the delicious offerings.