escarpment coral trinket extort onerous

escarpment

e·scarp·ment /ɪˈskɑːpmənt $ -ɑːr-/ noun [countable]

a high steep slope or cliff between two levels on a hill or mountain

cor·al1 /ˈkɒrəl $ ˈkɔː-, ˈkɑː-/ noun [uncountable]

a hard red, white, or pink substance formed from the bones of very small sea creatures, which is often used to make jewellery

trin·ket /ˈtrɪŋkət, ˈtrɪŋkɪt/ noun [countable]

a piece of jewellery or small pretty object that is not valuable

ex·tort /ɪkˈstɔːt $ -ɔːrt/ verb [transitive]

to illegally force someone to give you something, especially money, by threatening them

extort something from somebody

Rebels extorted money from local villagers.
extortion /ɪkˈstɔːʃən $ -ɔːr-/ noun [uncountable]:
- He faces changes of kidnapping and extortion.
extortionist noun [countable]

on·er·ous /ˈɒnərəs, ˈəʊ- $ ˈɑː-, ˈoʊ-/ adjective formal

work or a responsibility that is onerous is difficult and worrying or makes you tired