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adj. Teasing; tempting, but beyond reach.

v. Present participle of tantalize.

adj. very pleasantly inviting

adj. arousing desire or expectation for something unattainable or mockingly out of reach

"NASA says it has made what it terms a tantalizing discovery about the planet Mars."

tantalized    tantalizes    tantalizing   

bemock    mock   

tantalizing   

chaff    banter    jolly    josh    scoff    jeer    flout    barrack    gibe    kid   

vex    provoke    irritate    tease    deceive   

analyze    reanalyze