新版GRE缺失词汇(8)

　　metaphysical adj. 形而上学的，玄学的

　　词根记忆：meta+physic+al在物理之上的形而上学的，玄学的

　　meteoric adj. 流星的;昙花一现的

　　来自meteor+ic

　　methodical adj. 细心的，有条不紊的

　　meticulous adj. 细心的，一丝不苟的

　　词根记忆：metic+ulous经常害怕的细心的

　　MacDougalls former editors remember him as a cantankerous man whose meticulous and exhaustive reporting was worth the trouble.

　　conscientious, fussy, heedful, punctilious, scrupulous

　　mettlesome adj. 精神抖擞的

　　mettle+some有斗志

　　milieu n. 周围，环境，背景

　　The late James Beard was generous with his time and knowledge-a rare trait in the narrow world of food writing, a milieu notorious for its pettiness and infighting.

　　mimic v. 模仿，戏弄

　　分拆联想：mimi+c偷偷摸摸地模仿