✅ Top means to outdo something or someone (This restaurant topped all our previous favorites).

✅ Vanquish means to defeat or to win a victory over something or someone (He vanquished the dragon).

✅ Top and vanquish have similar meanings. They both mean to come out on top in some kind of contest—even if no-one knows about that contest except you.

✅ Top doesn’t really imply defeating someone else, though it does mean being better than them at something (The song topped the charts), while vanquish implies some sort of clash or competition in which someone was defeated (They vanquished all their enemies).

✅ Skirt means to go around the edge of something, avoid it, or keep your distance from it (I skirted the puddle because I didn’t want to get my shoes wet).

✅ Circumvent means to go around something or bypass it, often in a figurative way (The press release circumvented the real issues).

✅ Skirt and circumvent both mean to go around something, and both can be used when someone doesn’t give a straight answer or when someone doesn’t want to discuss a certain issue (I circumvented his question; I skirted the topic).

✅ Skirt primarily suggests staying away from a certain issue, whereas circumvent suggests finding a way to not have to discuss it.

✅ A scarf is a long piece of material worn around the shoulders, neck, and face for warmth or as an accessory (I made myself a warm winter scarf).

✅ A stole is a wide scarf, often made of fur or other expensive material, which is worn around the shoulders, both for warmth and as a fashion accessory (I think this outfit needs to be paired with a fancy stole).

✅ Stole refers to a specific kind of expensive and fashionable scarf which often evokes a luxury aesthetic.