NEO41

Question 1

tantalize

Answer 1

to tease or torment by or as if by presenting something desirable to the view but continually keeping it out of reach
example: This question has tantalized astronomers

Question 2

exert

Answer 2

to use something such as authority, power, influence, etc. in order to make something happen:
example: Each part of the nebula exerted a gravitational attraction

Question 3

southerly

Answer 3

toward or in the south:
example: southerly winds promote upwelling

Question 4

upwelling

Answer 4

the process or an instance of rising or appearing to rise to the surface and flowing outward
example: southerly winds promote upwelling

Question 5

poultry

Answer 5

birds, such as chickens, that are bred for their eggs and meat:
example: use in feeding livestock and poultry

Question 6

drag

Answer 6

the slowing force acting on a body (such as an airplane) moving through a fluid (such as air) parallel and opposite to the direction of motion
example: In addition, the dragging of surface water by the trades raises the sea level

Question 7

simultaneous

Answer 7

happening or being done at exactly the same time
example: warming are more or less simultaneous

Question 8

more or less

Answer 8

mostly:
example: warming are more or less simultaneous