Flourish (flurrish): to prosper, to grow up in a healthy way.

Synonyms - luxuriate, prosper, thrive.

Antonyms - decline, wane.

— Their business is flourishing.

Gruesome (groo-sum): physically unpleasant, horrifying

Synonyms - ghastly, grisly, hideous.

Antonyms - charming, delightful.

— The gruesome murder of the boy has left us aghast.

Escalating (eska’layting): rising.

Synonyms - increasing, elevating.

Antonyms - lowering, dropping.

—If the prices go on escalating, it will become impossible for the poor to survive.

Prerogative (pre-roggativ): a privilege.

Synonyms - right, choice, sanction.

— Principal has the prerogative to change the rules for admission.

Relented (re-lentid): to become less strict.

Synonyms - yield, soften, surrender.

Antonyms - hold on, stick, stand firm.

Stringent (strinjent): strict, stiff.

Synonyms - inflexible, severe, stern.

Antonyms - flexible, bendable.

From the jumbled words from synonyms of opponent:

1. A _ _ _ RS _ _Y

2. A _T_G_N_ _ T

3. C _ _P_T_ _ _R

4. E _ _M_

5. F_ _

6. R _V_ _.

Hespereus is the Greek name for Venus also known as the evening star. Hence, Greek poets often called Italy the Hesperian land as it lies to the west of Greece, and for the same reason Latin poets gave the name Hesperia to Spain.

Originality is simply a pair of fresh eyes.

— T.W. Higginson

adversary, antagonist, competitor, enemy, foe, rival.