extort

Day 37Level 1

ik-STAWRT

obtain by threats

to obtain by threats

Part of Speech: verb

Synonyms:

cheat, blackmail

Example Sentence:

Anthony pleaded guilty to trying to extort $15 million from a West Virginia coal company executive.

Related Words

assist in wrongdoing

uh-BET

to encourage somebody, usually in wrongdoing

something similar

AN-i-awg

something similar; output proportional to input (engineering)

cause of misery

bayn

source of harm; cause of misery

legacy

bih-KWEST

something given in will; legacy

pastoral

byoo-KAH-lik

connected with the countryside ; rural

convincing

KOH-juhnt

convincing, relevant