<nav class="one">
  <ul>
    <li><a href="#">Home</a></li>
    <li><a href="#">About</a></li>
    <li><a href="#">Shop</a></li>
    <li><a href="#">Contact</a></li>
  </ul>
</nav>

<nav class="two">
  <ul>
    <li><a href="#">Home</a></li>
    <li><a href="#">About</a></li>
    <li><a href="#">Shop</a></li>
    <li><a href="#">Contact</a></li>
  </ul>
</nav>
* {
	-webkit-box-sizing: border-box;
	-moz-box-sizing: border-box;
	-ms-box-sizing: border-box;
	box-sizing: border-box;
}

body {
  background: #222;
}


.one {
  background: #ccc;
}

.two {
  background: tomato;
  width: 25%;
  display: block;
  margin: 0 auto;
  text-align: center;
}

.one ul {
  text-align: center;
}

.one ul, .two ul {
  list-style: none;
}

.one ul li {
  display: inline;
}

.one ul li a, .two ul li a {
  color: #222;
  text-decoration: none;
  text-transform: none;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  font-weight: bold;
}

.one ul li a {
  padding: 40px;
  display: inline-block;
}

.one ul li a:hover {
  background: #222;
  color: #ccc;
  -webkit-transform: scale(1.2, 1.2);
  -moz-transform: scale(1.2, 1.2);
  -o-transform: scale(1.2, 1.2);
  -ms-transform: scale(1.2, 1.2);
  transform: scale(1.2, 1.2);
  text-shadow: 0 0 10px #ccc;
}

.two ul {
  padding: 0;
}

.two ul li a {
  padding: 15px;
  display: block;
}

.two ul li a:hover {
  background: #222;
  color: tomato;
  -webkit-transform: scale(1.2, 1.2);
  -moz-transform: scale(1.2, 1.2);
  -o-transform: scale(1.2, 1.2);
  -ms-transform: scale(1.2, 1.2);
  transform: scale(1.2, 1.2);
  text-shadow: 0 0 10px tomato;
}

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