ABHORRENT	SYN: repugnant, detestable, loathsome ANT: delightful, attractive, charming
AIRLESS	SYN: unventilated, badly ventilated, stuffy ANT: airy, fresh, draughty
BASHFUL	SYN: shy, coy, retiring ANT: bold, confident, assertive
CAJOLE	SYN: coax, persuade, get round ANT: bully, force, compel
CAPTIVATE	SYN: charm, enchant, bewitch ANT: repel, disgust, appal
COMMENCE	SYN: start, begin,embark on, originate, initiate ANT: finish, end, (formal) cease
CONSTRICT (an air passage)	SYN: squeeze, compress, pinch ANT: expand, widen, enlarge
CONSTRICTED (by lower budgets)	SYN: limit, restrict, confine, constrain, check, curb ANT: -
CORNY (joke)	SYN: hackneyed, stale, overused ANT:new, original, innovative
DEFLECT	SYN: deviate, diverge, turn (aside)
DISMISS (the class was dismissed)	SYN: discharge, free, let go, release, send away ANT: retain, gather
DISMISS (employess)	SYN: make redundant, give notice, lay off ANT: employ, appoint, hire
DISMISS (it from your mind)	SYN: discount, disregard, banish ANT: accept, think about
DISPARAGE	SYN: belittle, criticize, defame ANT: praise, compliment, flatter
DREARY	SYN: gloomy, depressing, drab, dismal ANT: cheerful, interesting, lively, boyant
EVADE (your duties)	SYN: elude, avoid, escape, shirk ANT: confront, face, deal with
EVADE (a question)	SYN: prevaricate, equivocate, hedge around ANT: answer clearly, answer honestly, answer straightly