Falling apart – The Hindu (Nov 21, 2017)

Falling apart – The Hindu (Nov 21, 2017)

The crisis over government formation in Berlin has raised the possibility of fresh elections in Germany and the ripple effect of instability in the European Union.. For further reading, visit “The Hindu”.

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1. fall apart (phrasal verb) – break up, come apart, disintegrate.
2. ripple effect (noun) – the continuing and spreading results of an event/action repeatedly.
3. breakdown (phrasal verb) – failure, collapse, disintegration/foundering.
4. requisite (adjective) – necessary, essential, needful.
5. Reichstag (proper noun) – Parliament; The main legislature of the German state.
6. compromise (noun) – agreement, understanding, settlement.
7. consensus-building (noun) – mediation of a complex conflict/dispute which involves many parties.
8. sticking point (noun) – obstacle, bone of contention; a problem or issue that makes you can’t move beyond and it stops all progress and you are stuck.
9. disparate (adjective) – contrasting, different, dissimilar.
10. centre-right (adjective) – moderately right-wing (party).
11. concede (verb) – admit, acknowledge, accept.
12. concession (noun) – right, permit, licence.
13. rescue (verb) – save, save from danger, aid.
14. fall in line (phrase) – conform (tally with) with others.
15. dig in one’s heels (phrase) – oppose, fight against, defy/resist stubbornly.
16. phase out (noun) – A process of discontinuing something in phases.
17. discord (noun) – strife, conflict, hostility.
18. fluid (adjective) – fluctuating, changeable, inconstant.
19. foreclose (verb) – preclude, prevent, remove ( a course of action).
20. cohabit (verb) –  coexist.
21. drubbing (noun) – defeat, beating, loss.
22. erosion (noun) – destruction, dissolution, wearing away.
23. warm up to (phrasal verb) – like, get on with, feel attracted to.
24. the far right (noun) – the extreme right wing of a political party.
25. consolidate (verb) – strengthen, secure, reinforce/fortify.
26. unprecedented (adjective) – not done or experienced before.
27. last-ditch (adjective) – last-minute, last-chance, eleventh-hour/final.
28. cobble together (phrasal verb) – prepare hastily,  put together roughly,  patch together.
29. efficacy (noun) – effectiveness, efficiency,  power/ability to give estimated results.
30. avert (verb) – prevent, stop, avoid.
31. at the hands of (phrase) – Through the action/intervention of.
32. populist (adjective) – related to politicians who claim that they are representing the common/ordinary people.
33. eurosceptic (noun) – a person who is opposing to increase the powers of the European Union.
34. a foregone conclusion (phrase) –  predictable result, predictable outcome, inevitability.

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