新版GRE缺失词汇(6)

　　maneuver vt./n. 调遣;策略，操纵

　　词根记忆：man+euvre用手来做操纵，调动

　　maniacal adj. 发狂的，癫狂的

　　manipulation n. 操作;操纵;控制;伪造，篡改

　　martinet n. 严格遵守纪律的人

　　Like a martinet, Norman constrained his subordinates to adhere rigidly to the rules.

　　marvelous adj. 不可思议的;了不起的

　　发音记忆：马虎了事马虎作事就没有了不起的成就

　　Winsor McCay, the cartoonist, could draw with incredible virtuosity: his comic strip about Little Nemo was characterized by marvelous draftsmanship and sequencing.

　　matrilineal adj. 母系的

　　The Apache are a matrilineal society, where husbands typically move into wives dwellings and women take the leadership role in family affairs.

　　maudlin adj. 感情脆弱的，爱哭的

　　来自人名Maudalene，常被描绘成哭泣的典型形象

　　maverick adj. 特立独行的;n. 特立独行的人

　　来自人名Maverick，19世纪德克萨斯州大牧场主，其牲畜皆不打烙印而显得与众不同

　　meager adj. 贫乏的;削瘦的

　　分拆联想：m+eager光靠热心解决不了贫乏

　　The powers and satisfactions of primeval people, though few and meager, were commensurate with their few and simple desires.

　　mediocre adj. 平庸的，平凡的

　　词根记忆：medio+cre中间状态平庸的