Imposing (im-pozing) — Impressive in appearance.

Synonym — Commanding, august.

Antonym — insignificant, modest, petty.

Manifest (mani-fest) — to show something clearly, to demonstrate something.

Synonym — apparent, evident.

Antonym — concealed, hidden, suppressed.

— Unless he manifests a great desire to learn, he will not be included in the team.

Expend (ik-spend) — to use or spend resources in doing something.

Synonym — consume

Antonym — store.

— If he expends too much energy on athletics, he will be too tired to study.

Loathe (loth) — to feel great dislike for something or somebody.

Synonym — abhor, despise, abominate.

Antonym — admire, cherish.

— I loathe attending seminars.

Mar (mar) — to damage or spoil something.

Synonym — blemish, damage.

Antonym — adorn, improve.

— I hope the rain will not mar the wedding celebrations.

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Oracle: Among ancient people, especially the Egyptians and the Greeks, it was customary, before embarking upon some important venture, to go to a temple and question a priest or priestess or even through one of them, a God or Goddess, about the chances of the success of the undertaking. The answer given was so ambiguously worded that it was rarely wrong. The name oracle was equally applied to the individual consulted, to the reply, and to the temple. The best known oracles were those in Thebes and Ammonium in Egypt and that at Delphi in Greece.

Any man may make a mistake, but none but a fool will continue it.

Tarnish, mangle, disfigure, blight, blot, impair, maim, ruin, sully, taint.

— Illa Vij