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  1. browbeat
    discourage or frighten with threats or a domineering manner
    The browbeating seems to have had some effect.
  2. stereotype
    a conventional or formulaic conception or image
    Germans resent what they perceive as Greek unwillingness to live within their means, while in Greece the crisis has revived stereotypes of bossy, arrogant Germans.
  3. bolster
    support and strengthen
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    Mixed Reaction to Europe’s Talk of Bolstering a Bailout Fund (September 27, 2011)



    As the Greek prime minister, George A. Papandreou, arrived in Berlin for talks, Mrs. Merkel sought to sway public opinion ahead of a vote Thursday in Parliament that some lawmakers have said is her most important legislative test since taking office nearly six years ago.
  4. cumbersome
    difficult to handle or use, especially because of size or weight
    All 17 members of the euro area must ratify the expanded fund, a cumbersome process that has delayed its implementation.
  5. wane
    a gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number)
    But it would be a blow to Mrs. Merkel’s waning prestige if dissent in her own coalition required her to seek support from the opposition Social Democrat and Green parties.
  6. prestige
    a high standing achieved through success or influence
    During appearances since Sunday, Mrs. Merkel has shown more willingness to risk her political prestige to win over skeptical Germans, whose money and support is crucial to any resolution of the sovereign debt crisis.
  7. dissent
    a difference of opinion
    But it would be a blow to Mrs. Merkel’s waning prestige if dissent in her own coalition required her to seek support from the opposition Social Democrat and Green parties.
  8. soothe
    cause to feel better
    Mr. Papandreou, in recognition that his country’s fate hangs to a large extent on decisions made in Berlin, tried to soothe some of the ill will that has built up between the two countries.
  9. beseech
    ask for or request earnestly
    Faced with the prospect of humiliation by her own party, Angela Merkel, the German chancellor, on Tuesday showed some of the passion for saving the euro that her critics complain had been missing, beseeching German legislators and voters to support aid to Greece for their own good.
  10. sway
    move back and forth
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    Mixed Reaction to Europe’s Talk of Bolstering a Bailout Fund (September 27, 2011)



    As the Greek prime minister, George A. Papandreou, arrived in Berlin for talks, Mrs. Merkel sought to sway public opinion ahead of a vote Thursday in Parliament that some lawmakers have said is her most important legislative test since taking office nearly six years ago.
  11. Mediterranean
    the largest inland sea; between Europe and Africa and Asia
    Critics have accused Mrs. Merkel of failing to show strong leadership and allowing the debt problems of one small Mediterranean country to grow into a global threat that even prompted a tentative offer of aid Tuesday from worried officials in Japan.
  12. formidable
    extremely impressive in strength or excellence
    Finland’s parliament is expected to reluctantly approve the fund in a vote on Wednesday, despite formidable domestic opposition.
  13. Greek
    of or relating to or characteristic of Greece or the Greeks or the Greek language
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    Mixed Reaction to Europe’s Talk of Bolstering a Bailout Fund (September 27, 2011)



    As the Greek prime minister, George A. Papandreou, arrived in Berlin for talks, Mrs. Merkel sought to sway public opinion ahead of a vote Thursday in Parliament that some lawmakers have said is her most important legislative test since taking office nearly six years ago.
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