新东方在线：新版GRE红宝书缺失词汇6

　　maneuver    vt./n. (军队)调遣(a planned and controlled movement of troops)；策略，操纵(stratagem；artifice；scheme)

　　［记］词根记忆：man(手)+euvre(工作)→用手来做→操纵，调动

　　maniacal   adj. 发狂的，癫狂的(affected with or suggestive of madness)

　　manipulation n. (熟练的)操作；操纵；控制；(对账目等的)伪造，篡改

　　martinet   n. 严格遵守纪律的人(a strict disciplinarian)

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

　　marvelous  adj. 不可思议的(causing wonder)；了不起的(miraculous)

　　［记］发音记忆：“马虎了事”→马虎作事就没有了不起的成就

　　［例］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(relating to, based on, or tracing descent through the maternal line)

　　［例］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(foolishly or weakly sentimental)

　　［记］来自人名Maudalene，常被描绘成哭泣的典型形象

　　maverick     adj. 特立独行的(characteristic of, suggestive of, or inclined to be a maverick)；n. 特立独行的人(one that refuses to abide by the dictates of or resists adherence to a group)

　　［记］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(of small amount；inadequate)；削瘦的(lean；emaciated)

　　［记］分拆联想：m+eager(热心的)→光靠热心解决不了贫乏

　　［例］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(ordinary；average)

　　［记］词根记忆：medio(中间)+cre→中间状态→平庸的