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Irish recovery – The Hindu (Dec 01, 2017)

The resignation of Frances Fitzgerald, Ireland’s Deputy Prime Minister, has averted the risk of an early election and saved the minority government of the Fine Gael party. For further reading, visit “The Hindu”.

Courtesy: The Hindu

avert (verb) – prevent, stop, avoid.
step down (phrasal verb) – resign, withdraw, give up one’s job.
discredit (verb) – disgrace/dishonour; disprove, invalidate.
whistle-blower (noun) – one who reveals others’ illegal activities in public or to the government/authority.
intervene (verb) – intercede, get involved, step in.
under way (adverb) – in progress, going on, happening.
hardline (adjective) – uncompromising, strict/tough, inflexible.
inevitable (noun) – unavoidable, sure to happen, unpreventable.
reprieve (noun) – cancellation, suspension, postponement (of something undesirable event).
implications (noun) – consequence/result ramification, repercussion.
bloc (noun) – association, union, group.
status quo (noun) – the present situation, the current state, the existing state of affairs.
underpin (verb) – support, buttress, form (a basis).
reciprocal (adjective) – (of an agreement) mutual, common, joint/correlative.
interwine (verb) – connect/link (two or more things) closely.
insistence (noun) – declaration, announcement, statement.
prop up (phrasal verb) – support, assist, stimulate.
posturing (noun) – attitude, standpoint, show off.

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