GRE Word List

TANTALIZE

to tease or torment by or as if by presenting something desirable to the view but continually keeping it out of reach

The meaning of the word tantalize is to tease or torment by or as if by presenting something desirable to the view but continually keeping it out of reach.

Random words

WordMeaning
stanzaa division of a poem consisting of a series of lines arranged together in a usually recurring pattern of meter and rhyme : strophe
intriguethe practice of engaging in secret schemes
temporalof or relating to time as opposed to eternity
sterilefailing to bear or incapable of producing fruit or spores
affluenceabundance of property : wealth
carnivoroussubsisting or feeding on animal tissues
mercenaryone that serves merely for wages
reparablecapable of being repaired
bara straight piece (as of wood or metal) that is longer than it is wide and has any of various uses (as for a lever, support, barrier, or fastening)
morosehaving a sullen and gloomy disposition