✅ Shine means to be particularly good at something or stand out when compared to your peers (He shined from the moment he stepped on stage).

✅ Excel means to do extremely well at something or be superior in comparison with others (She excelled in mathematics).

✅ While shine and excel both mean to do something well in comparison to others, excel is a slightly more formal or official-sounding term than shine.

✅ Mouthy describes someone who talks a lot, especially in a pretentious or self-important way (The leader was mouthy and a bit stuck-up).

✅ Garrulous describes someone who rambles a lot about trivial or unimportant things (The garrulous nurse had a soothing presence).

✅ Mouthy and garrulous both describe someone who talks a lot, but otherwise they have opposite meanings. Mouthy suggests a pretentious style of talking or someone who is rude or disrespectful, whereas garrulous suggests a more lighthearted or even scatterbrained style of talking.

✅ Dash means to move quickly or violently (I dashed into the kitchen).

✅ Zoom means to move quickly or suddenly, especially while making a humming or buzzing noise (The cars zoomed down the road).

✅ Dash and zoom both mean to move very quickly.

✅ However, dash suggests suddenly breaking into a run (She dashed around the corner), whereas zoom often suggests moving quickly using a vehicle, skates, or similar (The kids zoomed along on their scooters).