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Daily "The Hindu" Vocab & Editorial 18 December 2025

The Daily "The Hindu" Vocab & Editorial from 18 December 2025 is a valuable resource for enhancing your vocabulary and improving grammar. By reading the editorial, you not only gain insights into current affairs but also develop better reading comprehension skills. 

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The Hindu" Vocab & Editorial 18 December 2025

Below, we have provided the Hindu Vocabulary 18 December 2025 for the ease of the candidates. Check the complete list below:

Oversight

• Part of Speech: Noun
  
  

• Meaning: Supervision; the action of overseeing something
  
  

• Synonyms: Supervision, Management
  
  

• Antonyms: Neglect, Omission
  
  

• Hindi: पर्यवेक्षण (Paryavekshan)
  
  

Indigenous

• Part of Speech: Adjective
  
  

• Meaning: Native to a particular region or environment
  
  

• Synonyms: Native, Local, Aboriginal
  
  

• Antonyms: Foreign, Exotic
  
  

• Hindi: स्वदेशी (Swadeshi)
  
  

Mitigate

• Part of Speech: Verb
  
  

• Meaning: To make less severe, harmful, or painful
  
  

• Synonyms: Alleviate, Reduce, Ease
  
  

• Antonyms: Aggravate, Intensify
  
  

• Hindi: कम करना (Kam Karna)
  
  

Warrant

• Part of Speech: Verb
  
  

• Meaning: To justify or necessitate something
  
  

• Synonyms: Justify, Require, Demand
  
  

• Antonyms: Reject, Deny
  
  

• Hindi: आवश्यक होना (Aavashyak Hona)
  
  

Governance

• Part of Speech: Noun
  
  

• Meaning: The action or manner of governing a state, organization, etc.
  
  

• Synonyms: Administration, Control, Management
  
  

• Antonyms: Anarchy, Lawlessness
  
  

• Hindi: प्रशासन (Prashasan)
  
  

Capital Mobilization

• Part of Speech: Noun
  
  

• Meaning: The process of raising and managing funds or capital
  
  

• Synonyms: Financing, Fundraising
  
  

• Antonyms: Capital Erosion, Financial Drought
  
  

• Hindi: पूंजी जुटाना (Poonji Jutana)
  
  

Capped

• Part of Speech: Adjective
  
  

• Meaning: Restricted or limited in amount
  
  

• Synonyms: Restricted, Limited, Controlled
  
  

• Antonyms: Unrestricted, Unlimited
  
  

• Hindi: प्रतिबंधित (Pratibandhit)
  
  

Ambiguity

• Part of Speech: Noun
  
  

• Meaning: The quality of being open to more than one interpretation
  
  

• Synonyms: Vagueness, Uncertainty, Ambivalence
  
  

• Antonyms: Clarity, Certainty
  
  

• Hindi: अस्पष्टता (Aspashtata)
  
  

Statute

• Part of Speech: Noun
  
  

• Meaning: A written law passed by a legislative body
  
  

• Synonyms: Law, Regulation, Ordinance
  
  

• Antonyms: Informality, Convention
  
  

• Hindi: क़ानून (Kanoon)
  
  

Stepping Stone

• Part of Speech: Noun
  
  

• Meaning: A stage in a process of development, often providing a way to move forward
  
  

• Synonyms: Gateway, Milestone, Prelude
  
  

• Antonyms: Obstacle, Barrier
  
  

• Hindi: द्वार (Dwaar)
  
  

Roster

• Part of Speech: Noun
  
  

• Meaning: A list or record, often of individuals or tasks
  
  

• Synonyms: List, Schedule, Register
  
  

• Antonyms: Disorder, Disorganization
  
  

• Hindi: सूची (Soochee)

Para Jumble

1. The principal called on him to explain his behavior.
   
   

• Called on means:
  
  

• A) invited
  
  

• B) ordered
  
  

• C) requested
  
  

• D) punished
  Answer: C) Requested
  
  

2. He got over his fear.
   
   

• Got over means:
  
  

• A) escaped
  
  

• B) defeated
  
  

• C) recovered from
  
  

• D) ignored
  Answer: C) Recovered from
  
  

3. The crowd broke up after the match.
   
   

• Broke up means:
  
  

• A) gathered
  
  

• B) dispersed
  
  

• C) fought
  
  

• D) protested
  Answer: B) Dispersed
  
  

4. She turned out to be innocent.
   
   

• Turned out means:
  
  

• A) appeared
  
  

• B) left
  
  

• C) rejected
  
  

• D) behaved
  Answer: A) Appeared

Idioms and Phrases

1. Follow Suit
   
   

• Meaning: To do as others have done
  Answer: A) To do as others have done
  
  

2. Eye wash
   
   

• Meaning: A deception
  Answer: A) A deception
  
  

3. To salt the roots
   
   

• Meaning: To poison growth from the start
  Answer: D) To poison growth from the start
  
  

4. To iron a scar
   
   

• Meaning: To smooth over past trauma without healing
  Answer: A) To smooth over past trauma without healing

One Word Substitution

1. Placing a thing beside another
   
   

• Answer: C) Juxtapose
  
  

2. A small village or group of houses
   
   

• Answer: A) Hamlet
  
  

3. A sneering person who always finds faults
   
   

• Answer: C) Cynic
  
  

4. To change something partially, usually in a small but significant way
   
   

• Answer: Alter
  
  

5. A system or set of names used in a particular field
   
   

• Answer: Nomenclature

Daily "The Hindu" Editorial 18 December 2025

The Viksit Bharat – Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin), or VB-G RAM G Bill, tabled in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday to replace the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), deserves to be rejected for more than one reason. What is sought to be changed is not only the nomenclature but also the fundamental character of the existing Scheme (MGNREGS). This marks yet another attempt by the BJP-led government at the Centre to reduce the size of the development space to States. The only plausible reason for the name change is the fact that the BJP’s ideological master, the RSS, had strong differences with Gandhi. 

The use of Gandhi’s name in the 20-year-old scheme signifies the link to his Gram Swaraj concept that gives importance to democratic decentralisation. But the new Bill, by making the Union government virtually the sole decision maker in the proposed law, will not make any positive contribution in this direction. Supporters of the government point out that the increase in the days of work to 125 in a year is a major benefit for people in rural India. 

But, the data, on employment given to households under the MGNREGS, reveal that it was only during 2020-21, the COVID-19 pandemic year, that 9.5% (nearly 7.2 million) of households actually worked for 100 days. Over the last two years, only around 7% of families could get the full quota. By calling the VB-G RAM G “a centrally sponsored scheme”, the Union government has done away with the special status that the MGNREGS had enjoyed.

Questions

1. What is the primary reason the author gives for rejecting the VB-G RAM G Bill?
   
   

• A. It increases the number of working days

• B. It changes only the name of the scheme

• C. It alters both the name and the fundamental character of MGNREGS

• D. It provides less funding to rural areas
  Answer: C. It alters both the name and the fundamental character of MGNREGS
  
  

2. How does the author view the role of the Union government under the new Bill?
   
   

• A. Advisory in nature

• B. Completely absent

• C. Shared equally with States

• D. Virtually the sole decision maker
  Answer: D. Virtually the sole decision maker
  
  

3. What does the data from 2020-21 reveal according to the passage?
   
   

• A. Most households completed 125 days of work

• B. Only during the pandemic year did 9.5% households complete 100 days

• C. Employment levels steadily increased every year

• D. Rural employment declined sharply
  Answer: B. Only during the pandemic year did 9.5% households complete 100 days
  
  

4. Over the last two years, approximately what percentage of families received the full quota of work?
   
   

• A. 15%

• B. 12%

• C. 9.5%

• D. 7%
  Answer: D. 7%
  
  

5. By calling VB-G RAM G a “centrally sponsored scheme”, the Union government has:
   
   

• A. Strengthened State autonomy

• B. Increased rural employment

• C. Removed the special status of MGNREGS 

• D. Expanded democratic decentralization
  

Answer: C. Removed the special status of MGNREGS