Extortion is the act of demanding money from someone in order to not publish something that you have written or to stop doing something that you are doing.
Politely means in a polite way. When you politely ask someone to leave, you are not being rude.
Legitimized means that someone or something has been given the legal right to exist or to do something. When the government legitimizes a terrorist organization, they are giving it the legal authority to do what it does.
ridiculously means so absurdly that it is impossible to believe. When she said that her parents were ridiculously wealthy, she was saying that it was totally absurd for her parents to have that much money.
The upside of something is the good side of it. The upside of a situation might be that you are successful in your goal, or that you are not affected as badly as you thought you would be.
There are always some downsides to anything. When you're looking at a new job, you'll probably hear about the downsides of the job as well.
A parliament is a type of government where the executive branch (the president, governor, or mayor) is subject to the legislature (the parliament). This means that the legislature can pass laws that affect the government, and the government must obey these laws.
To scapegoat is to blame someone or something for a problem that is actually caused by someone or something else. Sometimes the scapegoat is deliberately chosen, while other times it's just the person who is easiest to blame.
To narrated is to tell a story, usually with the use of voice-over. When you watch a movie or TV show, the narrator is usually telling the story while the actors are performing the scenes.