Daily "The Hindu" Vocab & Editorial 17 March 2026 | English Notes for SSC

Daily “The Hindu” Vocab & Editorial 17 March 2026 helps students prepare better for SSC and other competitive exams by improving their English skills simply and practically. 

It provides important vocabulary, idioms, grammar rules, and reading practice based on real editorials, making learning more useful and exam-focused. By studying this daily, students can build strong language skills, understand complex passages easily, and score higher in English sections.

Daily "The Hindu" Vocab & Editorial 17 March 2026

Below is the Daily “The Hindu” Vocab & Editorial 17 March 2026, which helps students improve their English skills for SSC and other competitive exams. It includes important vocabulary, idioms, grammar rules, and reading comprehension explained in a simple and easy-to-understand way.

Vocabulary Revision: Previous Class Words

Here’s a quick review of important words from previous sessions:

• Entitle (Verb): To give authority or a right.

• Pretend (Verb): To feign or make excuses.

• Disincentivize (Verb): To discourage or deter.

• Depart (Verb): To leave.

• Cautioned (Verb): To warn about potential dangers. Synonym: Admonish.

• Entertain (Verb): To consider or take into account.

• Entire (Adjective): Full or complete.

• Come Up With (Phrasal Verb): To suggest or propose an idea.

• Attitude (Noun): A settled way of thinking or feeling. Attitude is NOT always negative; it is a way of conducting something.

• Inadvertently (Adverb): Accidentally or unintentionally.

• Parity (Noun): Equality or balance.

• Pandemonium (Noun): Wild and noisy disorder; uproar.

• Safeguards (Noun): Measures for protection.

• Disaster (Noun): Calamity.

• Face Barriers (Idiom): To encounter difficulties.

• Almighty (Noun/Adjective): Omnipotent; Supreme Being.

• Debilitating (Adjective): Weakening.

• Systemic (Adjective): Structural; relating to a system.

• Address a Need (Phrase): To tackle or deal with a requirement.

• Deviate (Verb): To stray or diverge from a course.

Previous Year Questions: MCQ-Based

These questions test understanding of vocabulary and idioms from past examinations.

• Perfidious (Adjective): Disloyal; treacherous. Synonym: Betrayal.

• Sticky Fingers (Idiom): An inclination to steal.

• Mesmerizing (Verb): To completely enthrall or charm. Synonym: Mesmerize.

• Wrongly Spelt Word: The correctly spelt word among options is Calamitous.

Idioms

Understanding idioms is crucial for English proficiency.

• Smooth Sailing: Easy progress without difficulty.

• Heath Robinson: A very complicated system or machine for doing a simple task.

• To Chew the Cud of Bitter Memories: To reflect on past shameful or unpleasant memories repeatedly.

• Not Make Head or Tail: To be not able to understand anything.

Root Word: "Junct" (Join, Meet, Combine)

The Latin root "Junct" signifies joining, meeting, or combining.

• Junction: A place where things join; a crossroads.

• Conjunction: Adjoining words.

• Disjunction: A separation or disjoining.

• Adjunct: Something added to another, a supplementary part.

• Subjunctive: A grammatical mood expressing possibility or hypothetical situations.

• Injunction: An official order by a court.

• Juncture: A particular point in time or a critical event.

One Word Substitution

Substitute phrases with a single word to enhance vocabulary.

• A dummy used to display clothes in a shop window: Mannequin.

• A painful experience which is difficult to endure: Ordeal.

• One who accompanies somebody to protect him: Bodyguard.

• Too great to be expressed or described in words: Ineffable.

Core Session Vocabulary

Mastering these words is essential for competitive exams.

• Fiendishly (Adverb): Extremely or excessively difficult.

• Synonyms: Extremely, exceedingly, immensely.

• Antonyms: Easily, effortlessly, simply.

• Example: The puzzle was fiendishly difficult. (Memory Tip: This word is particularly relevant to the euthanasia paragraph.)

• Legislate (Verb): To make or enact laws.

• Synonyms: Enact, decree, formulate.

• Antonyms: Repeal, cancel, nullify.

• Example: The government plans to legislate stricter environmental laws.

• Adjudicate (Verb): To make a formal judgment or decision about a disputed matter.

• Synonyms: Judge, decide, arbitrate.

• Antonyms: Ignore, neglect, overlook.

• Example: The court will adjudicate the dispute tomorrow.

• Delaunce (Noun): Delay or casual involvement without serious intent; a lack of seriousness or commitment.

• Synonyms: Hesitation, procrastination, indecision.

• Antonyms: Promptness, decisiveness, urgency.

• Example: The government's delaunce on reforms slowed progress. (Memory Tip: If we remove 'D' from Delaunce, it becomes 'Alliance.' An alliance that is not serious is delaunce.)

• Euthanasia (Noun): The intentional ending of a life to relieve suffering; mercy killing.

• Synonyms: Assisted dying, painless death.

• Antonyms: Life preservation, prolongation of life.

• Example: The debate on euthanasia continues worldwide. (Crucial, can appear in one-word substitution).

• Compatible (Adjective): Able to exist or occur together without conflict; well-suited.

• Synonyms: Consistent, harmonious, suitable.

• Antonyms: Incompatible, conflicting, unsuitable.

• Example: Their views are not compatible with each other.

• Leverage (Verb/Noun): To use something to maximum advantage; to utilize or exploit.

• Synonyms: Exploit, capitalize, harness.

• Antonyms: Waste, misuse, neglect.

• Example: He leveraged her skills to achieve success. (A very important word).

• Agonizing (Adjective): Extremely painful or distressing.

• Synonyms: Painful, excruciating, tormenting.

• Antonyms: Painless, comfortable, pleasant.

• Example: He went through an agonizing experience.

• Denude (Verb): To strip something of its value, covering, or possessions.

• Synonyms: Strip, deprive, bare.

• Antonyms: Cover, provide, enrich.

• Example: Corruption denudes the system of integrity.

• Encompass (Verb): To include or cover completely.

• Synonyms: Include, embrace, cover.

• Antonyms: Exclude, omit, reject.

• Example: The course encompasses multiple subjects.

• Demur (Verb): To raise objections or show hesitation.

• Synonyms: Object, protest, hesitate.

• Antonyms: Agree, accept, consent.

• Example: He did not demur to the proposal.

• Daunting (Adjective): Seeming difficult to deal with in anticipation; intimidating.

• Synonyms: Intimidating, overwhelming, discouraging.

• Antonyms: Easy, manageable, encouraging.

• Example: Climbing the mountains seemed daunting at first. (Competitive exam preparation can initially seem daunting).

Grammar Rules

• Modals and Verb Forms: Modal verbs (e.g., must) are always followed by the base form of the verb (V1) without 's' or 'es'.

• Incorrect: "Must seems daunting."

• Correct: "Must seem daunting."

• Subject-Verb Agreement: Ensure the verb agrees with the subject.

• Example: "The Supreme Court in a landmark decision approved." (The singular subject "Supreme Court" requires the singular past tense verb "approved.")

Antonyms

• Egregious (Adjective): Outstandingly bad; shocking.

• Antonym: Trivial (of little value or importance).

Phrasal Verbs

• Smooth Over (a dispute): To settle tactfully.

• Close Ranks: To unite to defend themselves.

Reading Comprehension: "Beginning and End" (On the Right to Die with Dignity)

The passage discusses the complexity of legislating and adjudicating matters of life and death, particularly concerning euthanasia and the Right to Die with Dignity. It highlights that the "incontrovertible nature of life and death" makes these issues "fiendishly difficult" to address through law. India's Supreme Court recently issued a landmark decision, approving the withdrawal of life support for a patient in a Persistent Vegetative State (PVS). This ruling cited the constitutional idea of dignity, asserting that forcing a brain-dead or PVS patient to live, merely due to technological advancements, results in a "life of indignity" and an "agonizing death." Such a state, where control over faculties is lost, "denudes life of its meaning." The Court thus expanded the Right to Live with Dignity under Article 21 to "encompass" the Right to Die with Dignity, building on prior case law.

Reading Comprehension Questions and Answers

1. Why are life and death described as "fiendishly difficult" to legislate?

• Answer: Because they raise complex ethical and moral questions.

2. What decision did the Supreme Court take in Harish Rana's case?

• Answer: Approved the withdrawal of life support.

3. What does the term "Persistent Vegetative State (PVS)" imply in the passage?

• Answer: A condition with no awareness or cognitive function.

4. What does "denudes life of its meaning" mean?

• Answer: To remove the value or purpose of life.

5. The Court expanded Article 21 to include…

• Answer: The Right to Die with Dignity.