GRE Word List

EXTORT

to obtain from a person by force, intimidation, or undue or illegal power : wring

The meaning of the word extort is to obtain from a person by force, intimidation, or undue or illegal power : wring.

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WordMeaning
pranceto spring from the hind legs or move by so doing
personablepleasant or amiable in person : attractive
chaperona person (such as a matron) who for propriety (see propriety
leonineof, relating to, suggestive of, or resembling a lion
vertigoa sensation of motion in which the individual or the individual's surroundings seem to whirl dizzily
recalcitrantobstinately defiant of authority or restraint
substantiateto give substance or form to : embody
remnanta usually small part, member, or trace remaining
coalesceto grow together
leave-takingdeparture