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1. Word: Circuitous (चक्करदार)

Pronunciation: ser-kyoo-i-tuhs/सर्क्यूइटस

Part of Speech: Adjective

Meaning: 
a. (of a route or journey) longer than the most direct way.

Synonyms: roundabout, indirect, meandering

Antonyms: direct, straight, candid, honest

Use in a Sentence: The took us on a circuitous route to the hotel.

2. Word: Squarely (उचित रूप से)

Pronunciation: skwair-lee/स्क्वेर्ली

Part of Speech: Adverb

Meaning: 
a. directly, without deviating to one side.

        b. in a direct and uncompromising manner.

Synonyms: precisely, exactly

Antonyms: deceitful, indirectly

Use in a Sentence: This case falls squarely within the committee's jurisdiction.

3. Word: Coercive (बलपूर्वक)

Pronunciation: co-ar-cive/कोअर्सिव

Part of Speech: Adjective

Meaning: 
a. relating to or using force or threats.

Synonyms: authoritarian, imperious, high-handed.

Antonyms: conditional ,constitutional ,discretionary

Use in a Sentence: The president relied on the coercive powers of the military.

4. Word: Abeyance (विलंब)

Pronunciation: uh-bey-uh ns/अबैअन्स

Part of Speech: Noun 

Meaning: a state of temporary disuse or suspension.

Synonyms: delay, interruption

Antonyms: revival, continuation

Use in a Sentence: This practice has fallen into abeyance now.

5. Word: Moot (विचार करना)

Part of Speech: Verb, Adjective

Meaning: 
a. subject to debate, dispute, or uncertainty. [Adjective]
b. having little or no practical relevance. [Adjective]
c. raise (a question or topic) for discussion; suggest (an idea or possibility). [Verb]

Pronunciation: moot/मूट

Synonyms: debatable, disputable, arguable, uncertain

Antonyms: definite, certain, irrefutable

Use in a Sentence: It's a moot point whether Rohan or Sohan is a better player.

6. Word: Draconian (कठोर)

Pronunciation: drey-koh-nee-uh n/ड्रकोनीअन

Part of Speech: Adjective

Meaning: (of laws or their application) excessively harsh and severe. 

Synonyms: extreme, drastic

Antonyms: pliable, ductile

Use in a Sentence: The man criticized the draconian measures taken by the police in controlling the illustrators.

7. Word: Subvert (विकृत करना)

Pronunciation: suhb-vurt/सब्वर्ट

Part of Speech: Verb

Meaning: 

         a. undermine the power and authority of (an established system or institution).

Synonyms: destabilize, unsettle, overthrow, overturn

Antonyms: bolster, enhance, comply

Use in Sentence: The man was sentenced to 10 years for plotting to subvert the government.

8. Word: Mockery (बिडंबना)

Pronunciation: mok-uh-ree/माकरी

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: 
a. teasing and contemptuous language or behaviour directed at a particular person or thing.
b. ludicrously futile action.

        c. an absurd misrepresentation or imitation of something.

Synonyms: ridicule, derision, travesty, charade, farce, parody

Antonyms: praise, repect, gratitude

Use in a Sentence: The performance was an utter mockery.

9. Word: Flaw (त्रुटि)

Pronunciation: flaw/फ्लॉ

Part of Speech: Noun, Verb

Meaning: 
a. a mark, blemish, or other imperfection which mars a substance or object. [Noun]
b. mar, weaken, or invalidate (something). [Verb]

Synonyms: defect, fault

Antonyms: strength, virtue

Use in a Sentence: There is a basic flaw in the selection procedure.

10. Word: Plainly (प्रत्यक्ष रूप से)

Pronunciation: pleyn-ly/प्लैन्ली

Part of Speech: Adverb

Meaning: 
a. able to be perceived easily.
b. in a style that is not elaborate or luxurious; simply.

Synonyms: obviously, clearly, candidly, manifestly

Antonyms: ambiguously, barely, incoherently

Use in a Sentence: The sea was plainly visible in the distance.

11. Word: Exempt (छूट देना)

Part of Speech: Adjective, Verb

Pronunciation: ig-zempt/इग्ज़ेम्प्ट

Meaning: 

       a. free from an obligation or liability imposed on others. [Adjective]

       b. free (a person or organization) from an obligation or liability imposed on others. [Verb]

Synonyms: liberate, dispense

Antonyms: liable, enforce

Sentence: The interest on the money is exempt from tax.

12. Word: Thrust (जोर)

Pronunciation: thra-us