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   excel

   /ɪkˈsɛl/

   verb

   • 1. be exceptionally good at or proficient in an activity or subject: "she excelled at landscape painting" Similar shinebe very goodbe excellentbe brilliantbe outstandingbe skilfulbe talentedbe proficientbe expertbe pre-eminentreign supremewear the crownstand outbe the bestbe unrivalledbe unparalleledbe unequalledbe without equalbe second to nonebe unsurpassedrare:be unexampledsurpassoutdooutshineoutclassoutstripbeatbeat hollowtopcaptranscendbe better thanbe superior togo one better thanbetterpasseclipseovershadowput in the shadeput to shameinformal:bestleave standingbe head and shoulders abovebe a cut abovearchaic:extinguishoutrivaloutvie
   • ▪ perform exceptionally well: "the keeper excelled himself to keep out an Elliott header"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin excellere, from ex- ‘out, beyond’ + celsus ‘lofty’.

   Scrabble Points: 14

   • E

     1

   • X

     8

   • C

     3

   • E

     1

   • L

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