Vocabulary Word
Word: tantalize
Definition: tease; excite by exposing something desirable while keeping it out of reach; torture with disappointment; CF. Tantalus: Greek mythological figure
Definition: tease; excite by exposing something desirable while keeping it out of reach; torture with disappointment; CF. Tantalus: Greek mythological figure
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::: mortician - undertaker; CF. death
::: homily - sermon; tedious moralizing lecture; serious warning; ADJ. homiletic
::: transcendental - going beyond common thought or ideas; impossible to understand by practical experiences or practices; known only by studying thoughts or intuition; OP. empirical; CF. transcendentalism
::: misanthrope - one who hates mankind; misanthropist
::: linguistic - pertaining to language
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