GRE红宝书缺失词汇(5)

GRE词汇量是考G考生必须要过的第一关,而GRE红宝书是考生备考GRE词汇的重要教材之一,不过,在新版GRE红宝书中,还有一些缺失词汇。下面请看详细内容。
  metaphysical adj. 形而上学的,玄学的(of metaphysics)
  [记]词根记忆:meta(变化,超过)+physic(看作是physics物理)+al→在物理之上的→形而上学的,玄学的
  meteoric adj. 流星的(relating to a meteor);昙花一现的(transient;swift)
  [记]来自meteor(流星,陨石)+ic
  methodical adj. 细心的,有条不紊的(habitually proceeding according to method)
  meticulous adj. 细心的,一丝不苟的(taking extreme care about minute details;precise)
  [记]词根记忆:metic(害怕的)+ulous(多…的)→经常害怕的→细心的
  [例]MacDougall’s former editors remember him as a cantankerous man whose meticulous and exhaustive reporting was worth the trouble.
  [同]conscientious, fussy, heedful, punctilious, scrupulous
  mettlesome adj. 精神抖擞的(spirited;courageous)
  [记]mettle(勇气,斗志)+some→有斗志
  milieu n. 周围,环境,背景(the physical or social setting in which something occurs or develops)
  [例]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(to imitate or copy playfully or derisively)
  [记]分拆联想:mimi(音似:秘密)+c→偷偷摸摸地模仿
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