《GRE核心词汇考法精析》List16

mingle

mingle:social;混合,结合:mix

minimize

将...减到最少:reduce to smallest;刻意低估:underestimate;表示鄙夷:scornfully low opinion

mint

巨额:abundant amount;无损坏的:unmarred

miniscule

极小的:very small

minute

仔细的,谨小慎微的:careful scrutiny;小的,不重要的:of small importance

minutia

次要的细节,小事:minor detail

mirage

海市蜃楼,幻想:illusory

mire

困境:difficult situation;使陷入困境,拖后腿:hold back

mirth

欢乐,欢笑:gladness laughter

misanthropic

反人类:deep distrust of human

misbehaving

调皮的,行为不端的:childish misbehavior

mischievous

调皮的,淘气的:naughty teasing;有害的:causing harm

misconstrue

误解,曲解:mistake

miscreant

恶棍,罪犯:behaves criminally

misdemeanor

轻罪:crime less serious

miserly

吝啬的:penuriousness

misfortune

不幸:bad fortune

misgiving

担忧,忧虑:doubt

mishap

不幸之事:unfortunate

misrepresent

误传,篡改:give misleading representation

mite

微小的东西,很少的钱:small object

mitigate

减轻痛苦,使缓和:less severe

mobile

可移动的:capable moving;可变的:changeable

mockery

鄙视,嘲弄:ridicule;以嘲笑为目的的模仿:derisive imitation

moderate

使缓和:lessen intensify;适度的,中庸的:within limits

modicum

少量:small portion

mollify

平息,抚慰,缓和:calm

mollycoddle

宠爱,溺爱:excessive indulgence

molt

脱(羽、皮等):shed feathers

momentous

极重要的:utmost importance

momentum

动力;冲力;势头:impetus

mongrel

杂种的,混血儿的:mixed origin

monochromatic

单色的:one color;单调无味的:lacking variety

monologue

独白:by one actor

monotonous

(声音)单调的:unvarying tone;清一色的,无聊的:tediously unvarying

montage

大杂烩:collection

moratorium

延期,暂缓施行:suspension

morbid

疾病的,疾病所致的:by disease;(思想性格)变态的:unwholesome thoughts

mordant

尖酸刻薄的:biting caustic

moribund

即将结束的,垂死的:approaching death;即将过时:obsolete

morose

忧郁的:sullen, gloomy

mosaic

综合物,马赛克般的东西:collection

mosque

清真寺:worship Muslim

moth-eaten

过时的:passed its time

motile

能动的:movement

motivate

刺激,激发:provide incentive

motley

混杂的,富于变化的:variety

mottle

标记上杂色斑点:mark spots

motto

座右铭:guiding principle

mournful

悲伤的:expressing sorrow

movement

运动:moving

muddy

不干净的:not clean;浑浊的,不清晰的:lacking clarity;使难以理解:make unclear

muffle

使消声:deaden the sound

mulish

固执的:obstinate

mumble

说话含糊:utter confused

mundane

尘世的,世俗化的:relating to world;平凡的:commonplaces

munificent

慷慨的:liberal in giving

murky

黯淡的,昏暗的:without light;模糊的,晦涩的:lacking clarity

murmur

小声的话语:low sound;低声抱怨,发牢骚:grumble

mutate

(使)改变,(使)变异:undergo mutation

mute

不说话的,缄默的:refraining from speech;使颜色,音调等柔和:soften;减弱声音:muffle the sound

mutter

低声抱怨:murmur complainingly

myopic

缺乏远见的,缺乏辨别能力的:lack of foresight

myriad

无限的,大量的:indefinite number

nadir

最低点:lowest point

naïve

天真纯朴的:lacking worldly experience

narcissism

自恋:admiration of oneself

nascent

新生的:recently come into existence

natty

整洁的,时髦的:tidy

nauseate

(使)厌恶,(使)作呕:cause disgust

nautical

航海的:on water

naysay

拒绝,否认:oppose, deny

nebulous

模糊的:indistinct

needy

贫穷的:impoverished

nefarious

极坏的,邪恶的:wicked

negation

否定:opposite

negligent

疏忽大意的:failing care

negotiate

商量,谈判:by mutual agreement;谋划:plan out

neophyte

初学者,新手:beginner

nerve

(坚强的)意志,勇气:power of endurance;给予勇气,鼓励:give courage

nettle

惹怒:arouse anger

neutralize

中和:acid undergo neutralization;破坏,使无效:make inoperative or ineffective

nicety

准确,精准:careful details;细微之处:fine point

nexus

连结:connection;核心,最重要的地带:greatest importance

nibble

小口咬:small bites

nil

不存在,零:nothing

nip

少量:small amount;小口吃喝:in small amounts

nitpick

吹毛求疵:criticize

nocturnal

夜间的:in the night;夜间活动的:active at night

noisome

有害的,有毒的:harmful;恶臭的:offensive smell;非常令人厌恶的:objectionable

nomad

游牧的;居无定所的人:no fixed residence

nominal

不重要的:unimportant;名义上的:something in name

nonchalant

冷漠:indifference

nondescript

平凡的,不吸引人的:lacking distinctive, interesting

nonentity

不重要的人:little consequence;虚构的东西:created no objective reality

nonplus

使迷惑,使困窘:perplex

nonsense

无意义的话,废话:no meaning

notch

刻痕:cut;通过努力获得:obtain

novel

新奇的:new

noxious

有害的,有毒的:harmful, injurious to health;产生强烈厌恶的:causing intense displeasure