Today’s The Hindu editorial discusses governance, accountability, and socio-economic issues. The vocabulary used is good, with many exam-relevant words related to administration, economy, justice, and public policy. This makes it very useful for exams like SSC GD, SSC CGL, CHSL, RRB Group D, NTPC, ALP, and other Railway exams. 

It helps aspirants improve reading comprehension, vocabulary application, and sentence understanding. The clear structure of arguments and balanced tone also support preparation for error spotting, cloze tests, and reading passages. Overall, today’s editorial is good for these exams and ideal for daily English practice.

Daily “The Hindu” Vocab & Editorial 22 Dec 2025 

The editorial from The Hindu today focuses on governance, accountability, and socio-economic challenges. It offers an excellent opportunity to enrich your vocabulary with words related to administration, economy, and public policy. 

This makes it particularly beneficial for exams like SSC CGL, SSC CHSL, and Railway exams. To help you further, we’ve provided a video link below that explains the key vocabulary, highlights essential points from the editorial, and offers practical tips for improving your English for competitive exams.

Daily “The Hindu” Vocab 22 Dec 2025

1. Acrimonious (Adjective)
   Meaning: Angry and bitter in speech or attitude
   Hindi: कटु, तीख़ा, कड़व़ाहट भऱा
   Synonyms: Bitter, hostile
   Antonyms: Amiable, friendly
   
   

2. Legislative (Adjective)
   Meaning: Related to making or passing laws
   Hindi: विधायी
   Synonyms: Law-making, parliamentary
   Antonyms: Executive, judicial
   
   

3. Grandstanding (Noun)
   Meaning: Behavior meant to attract attention rather than achieve results
   Hindi: दिख़ावटी व्यवहार
   Synonyms: Showmanship, posturing
   Antonyms: Sincerity, modesty
   
   

4. Repeal (Verb/Noun)
   Meaning: To officially cancel a law
   Hindi: क़ानून को रद्द करना
   Synonyms: Abolish, revoke
   Antonyms: Enact, introduce
   
   

5. Flagship (Adjective/Noun)
   Meaning: Most important or leading programme
   Hindi: प्रमुख
   Synonyms: Leading, principal
   Antonyms: Minor, insignificant
   
   

6. Consternation (Noun)
   Meaning: Sudden shock or confusion
   Hindi: घबराहट, चिंता
   Synonyms: Alarm, dismay
   Antonyms: Calm, composure

7. Assent (Noun/Verb)
   Meaning: Official approval
   Hindi: स्वीकृति
   Synonyms: Approval, consent
   Antonyms: Refusal, rejection
   
   

8. Commemorate (Verb)
   Meaning: To honor or remember officially
   Hindi: स्मरण करना, सम्मान देना
   Synonyms: Celebrate, memorialize
   Antonyms: Forget, neglect
   
   

9. Credentials (Noun)
   Meaning: Qualities or achievements proving ability
   Hindi: प्रमाण, योग्यता
   Synonyms: Qualifications, authority
   Antonyms: Incompetence, illegitimacy
   
   

10. Facilitating (Verb)
    Meaning: Making something easier
    Hindi: सुगम बनाना
    Synonyms: Enable, assist
    Antonyms: Hinder, obstruct
    
    

11. Phasing out (Phrasal Verb)
    Meaning: To gradually stop using or producing something
    Hindi: धीरे-धीरे हटाना
    Synonyms: Replacing gradually
    Antonyms: Start, initiate
    
    

12. Brushed aside (Phrasal Verb)
    Meaning: To ignore deliberately
    Hindi: अनदेखा करना
    Synonyms: Dismissed, disregarded
    Antonyms: Acknowledged, considered
    
    

13. Scraped through (Phrasal Verb)
    Meaning: To pass narrowly
    Hindi: मुश्किल से पास होना
    Synonyms: Succeeded with difficulty
    Antonyms: Failed, flunked
    
    

14. Stepped down (Phrasal Verb)
    Meaning: To resign
    Hindi: इस्तीफा देना
    Synonyms: Resigned, relinquished
    Antonyms: Promoted, elevated
    
    

15. Viable (Adjective)
    Meaning: Practical or possible to achieve
    Hindi: व्यावहारिक
    Synonyms: Feasible, workable
    Antonyms: Impractical, unworkable
    
    

16. Exclusion (Noun)
    Meaning: The act of leaving someone out
    Hindi: बहिष्कार
    Synonyms: Omission, rejection
    Antonyms: Inclusion, acceptance
    
    

17. Loom (Verb)
    Meaning: To appear or seem imminent
    Hindi: आना, नजर आना
    Synonyms: Hover, threaten
    Antonyms: Disappear, fade
    
    

18. Parsing (Verb)
    Meaning: To analyze or examine in detail
    Hindi: विश्लेषण करना
    Synonyms: Analyze, dissect
    Antonyms: Ignore, overlook

Idioms & Phrases

• To inscribe fire on water
  
  

• Meaning: To attempt the impossible passionately
  
  

• Hindi: असंभव को धैर्य से करना
  
  

• Example: "To inscribe fire on water" means to do something that cannot last but doing it passionately.
  
  

• To sketch silence with a scream
  
  

• Meaning: To try to define peace with chaos
  
  

• Hindi: अराजकता के साथ शांति की परिभाषा देना
  
  

• Example: "To sketch silence with a scream" means to disturb tranquility.
  
  

• Raise one’s hackles
  
  

• Meaning: To greatly irritate
  
  

• Hindi: गुस्से में आना
  
  

• Example: The constant interruptions during the meeting raised his hackles.
  
  

• Push the boat out
  
  

• Meaning: To spend a lot of money
  
  

• Hindi: बहुत पैसा खर्च करना
  
  

• Example: Mr. Ambani was happy to push the boat out for his son’s wedding.
  
  

One Word Substitution

• Jurisprudence
  
  

• Meaning: The theory or philosophy of law
  
  

• Hindi: विधिविज्ञान
  
  

• Synonyms: Legal theory, law study
  
  

• Paradox
  
  

• Meaning: A statement that seems self-contradictory but is actually true
  
  

• Hindi: विरोधाभास
  
  

• Synonyms: Contradiction, anomaly
  
  

• Infernal
  
  

• Meaning: Relating to or characteristic of hell or the underworld
  
  

• Hindi: नर्क से संबंधित
  
  

• Synonyms: Hellish, demonic

Also Read: SSC Monthly Current Affairs 2025

SSC Weekly Current Affairs

Daily “The Hindu” Editorial 22 Dec 2025 

The winter session of Parliament, which had 15 sittings, witnessed significant and controversial legislative business, along with political grandstanding by the government to mark the 150th anniversary of the national song, Vande Mataram. Ten Bills were introduced, and eight were passed by both Houses.
Notable Bills that won parliamentary approval include one repealing or amending dozens of outdated laws; another allowing 100% FDI in the insurance sector; one facilitating private sector investment in nuclear power by reducing the liability of suppliers, and, importantly, major changes to the rural employment guarantee scheme, a flagship welfare programme started by the UPA government in 2005.
The titles of several Bills, which were in Hindi, caused consternation among Members of Parliament from non-Hindi regions. They pointed to constitutional provisions that require legislation to be drafted in English, with translations made available as required.
The insurance Bill is titled Sabka Bima Sabki Raksha, while the rural employment guarantee Bill is called Viksit Bharat – Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin), or VB-G RAM G, which became an Act on December 21 with the assent of the President.
In the discussion on Vande Mataram, Members spent over 11 hours in the Lok Sabha, with 65 participants, and nearly 13 hours in the Rajya Sabha, with 81 participants.
Parliament could instead have passed a unanimous resolution commemorating the song rather than using it as yet another occasion to question the patriotic credentials of political opponents .

Questions:

1. What is the central idea of the passage?
   A. The winter session was unproductive due to political conflicts
   B. The winter session saw significant legislative activity but also avoidable political grandstanding
   C. The opposition disrupted Parliament throughout the session
   D. The government failed to pass important Bills
   Answer: B

2. How many Bills were passed by both Houses during the winter session?
   A. Fifteen
   B. Ten
   C. Eight
   D. Five
   Answer: C

3. According to the passage, which constitutional issue was raised by MPs from non-Hindi regions?
   A. Bills must be debated only in Hindi
   B. Legislation must be drafted in English with translations provided
   C. Parliament sessions must be bilingual
   D. Hindi titles violate federal principles
   Answer: B
   
   

4. Which of the following was NOT a Bill mentioned as having received parliamentary approval?
   A. A Bill allowing 100% FDI in insurance
   B. A Bill repealing outdated laws
   C. A Bill increasing parliamentary salaries
   D. A Bill related to rural employment guarantee
   Answer: C
   
   

5. The insurance Bill mentioned in the passage is titled:
   A. Viksit Bharat – Rozgar Mission
   B. Sabka Bima Sabki Raksha
   C. Guarantee for Ajeevika
   D. VB-G RAM G
   Answer: B