extort
ex·tort /ɪkˈstɔːt $ -ɔːrt/ verb [transitive]
to illegally force someone to give you something, especially money, by
threatening them → blackmail
- extort something from somebody
- Rebels extorted money from local villagers.
- extortion /ɪkˈstɔːʃən $ -ɔːr-/ noun [uncountable]:
- He faces charges of kidnapping and extortion.
- extortionist noun [countable]
eradication
e·rad·i·cate /ɪˈrædəkeɪt, ɪˈrædɪkeɪt/ verb [transitive]
to completely get rid of something such as a disease or a social problem
- eradicate something from something
- We can eradicate this disease from the world.
- an attempt to eradicate inflation
- This problem has now been completely eradicated.
- eradication /ɪˌrædəˈkeɪʃən, ɪˌrædɪˈkeɪʃən/ noun [uncountable]
pillage
pil·lage /ˈpɪlɪdʒ/ verb [intransitive and transitive]
if soldiers pillage a place in a war, they steal a lot of things and do a lot
of damage SYN plunder
- pillage noun [uncountable]
- pillager noun [countable]
proliferation
pro·lif·e·ra·tion /prəˌlɪfəˈreɪʃən/ noun
- [singular, uncountable] a sudden increase in the amount or number of
something
- proliferation of
- the proliferation of global media networks
- [uncountable] the very fast growth of new parts of a living thing, such as cells
sleek
sleek1 /sliːk/ adjective
- a vehicle or other object that is sleek has a smooth attractive shape:
- the sleek lines of the new Mercedes
- sleek hair or fur is straight, shiny, and healthy-looking
- someone who is sleek looks rich and is well dressed
- sleekly adverb
- sleekness noun [uncountable]