Fourth time lucky? – The Hindu (Sep 15, 2017)
Elections to the German Bundestag on September 24 come down to a simple question: will Angela Merkel, Europe’s most influential politician, win her bid for a fourth term as Chancellor?… For further reading, visit “The Hindu”.
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Word List-2 (To Improve English Vocabulary)
- all but (phrase) – nearly, almost/just about, practically.
- Bundestag (proper noun) – The lower house of Parliament in Germany.
- no-brainer (noun) – something which demands little/no effort mentally.
- conversely (adverb) – inversely, the other way round, oppositely/reciprocally.
- in the wake of (phrase) – aftermath, as a consequence of, as a result of.
- novelty (noun) – originality, newness, unusualness.
- accrue (verb) – result, arise, follow, accompany.
- advocate (verb) – recommend, prescribe, uphold/support.
- blur (verb) – make indistinct/unclear, make vague, unfocus.
- assiduously (adverb) – diligently, carefully, meticulously.
- plank (noun) – a fundamental point.
- pursuit (noun) – aspiration for, quest for, search for.
- electorate (noun) – all the people who entitled to vote in an election.
- the reckoning (noun) – contest, contention, fighting, competition.
- eurosceptic (noun) – a person who is opposing to increase the powers of the European Union.
- the far right (noun) – the extreme right wing of a political party.
- anodyne (noun) – painkiller, analgesic, pain reliever.
- xenophobic (adjective) – racist, nationalist, jingoistic.
- notch (up) (verb) – score, achieve, attain.
- speculate (verb) – conjecture, theorize, postulate.
- nonetheless (adverb) – in spite of that, however, regardless/anyway.
- erosion (noun) – destruction, dissolution, wearing away.
- see off (phrasal verb) – repel, defeat/stop, deal with.
- populist (adjective) – related to politicians who claim that they are representing the common/ordinary people.
- upsurge (noun) – growth, sudden increase, rise.
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