GRE Complete List 9000+ words 34 of 59 sets
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- milestone
- n. stone used as a milepost; landmark; important event
- maul
- v. wound, crush, mutilate; behave crudely; handle roughly or carelessly
- medal
- n. flat piece of metal of assorted shapes that is awarded as a prize for an achievement or an act of bravery (usually in sports or the military); medallion
- mediate
- v. intervene; reconciliate, help facilitate peace between two parties in a dispute; act as an intermediary between two parties to help bring about a desired result
- metaphorical
- adj. of or pertaining to a metaphor, of a simile; representational, allegory-like
- maverick
- adj. independent, nonconformist; having no owner, running free, wandering
- melodrama
- n. emotionally exaggerated dramatic form; sentimental or sensationalized play
- melodramatic
- adj. over dramatic, too dramatic; exaggerated, emotional; of or pertaining to melodrama
- menial
- adj. pertaining to or appropriate for domestic servants; servile, subservient; abasing, demeaning
- meteorology
- n. science of atmospheric conditions and weather patterns
- mendacious
- adj. deceptive, dishonest; false, untrue
- methodical
- adj. performed in a systematic way; orderly; conducted according to a set procedure or plan of action; thorough, fundamental
- military
- adj. of or pertaining to the military; befitting or characteristic of a soldier; performed by the defense force of a nation
- meditative
- adj. contemplative, reflective; of meditation; thoughtful
- mettle
- n. characteristic disposition or temperament; bravery; spirit
- memoir
- n. life story, autobiography, biography; record of events written by a person having an intimate knowledge of them and based on personal observation
- membrane
- n. thin and soft layer of animal or plant tissue that covers or lines an organ or part, membrana
- medicate
- v. treat with medicine; drug; prescribe pharmaceuticals
- maturity
- n. quality or state of being mature; date when an obligation becomes due
- meretricious
- adj. alluring in a vulgar or gaudy way; wanton, lewd; cheap, loud; of or pertaining to a prostitute; deceptive, based on a falsehood
- mindless
- adj. having little intelligence; having no opinion; careless, heedless; requiring little attention or thought
- mature
- adj. ripe; full-grown, adult; fully developed; based on careful consideration; completely planned
- martial
- adj. of or pertaining to war; befitting a warrior; military, warlike
- meander
- v. walk about aimlessly; carry on in a leisurely way; wander, roam; ramble
- marshy
- adj. of or pertaining to marshes; having a marsh-like quality, soft and wet like a marsh, boggy
- mince
- quaff:sip=stride:mince 大口喝:啜饮=迈大步走:碎步走(程度类比) sip:drink=mince:walk 啜饮:喝=碎步走:走 (种属关系) v. grind, finely chop, make mincemeat; speak with restraint or hesitancy; speak or behave with exaggerated courtesy, walk daintily
- martyr
- n. one who chooses to die or be put to death rather than renounce his faith; one who suffers greatly
- martinet
- n. strict disciplinarian (especially military or navy); one who insists on order and form
- maudlin
- adj. emotional; weepy; weakly sentimental (especially when drunk)
- mechanization
- n. process of making something mechanical; replacement of human labor with machine labor (also mechanisation)
- melancholic
- adj. affected by melancholy, dejected, depressed, sad; of or pertaining to melancholia
- meditate
- v. muse; reflect, contemplate; consider a plan of action or intent for the future; do meditative exercises
- maturational
- adj. of maturing; adolescent, pubescent; pertaining to maturation; of or pertaining to the ripening of fruit or cheese
- millinery
- n. business or trade of a milliner; women's hats and paraphernalia of a milliner
- mimicry
- n. art or practice of mimicking, mime; imitation, close resemblance (also of animals)
- microscopic
- adj. tiny, can only be seen with a microscope; belonging to a microscope (Optics)
- metamorphose
- v. change in nature or form, transform; cause to change in form; be capable of undergoing metamorphosis
- mediation
- n. arbitration; intervention; reconciliation; act of mediating between two parties; act of bringing peace between two nations who are at dispute (International Law)
- mar
- v. damage, mutilate, spoil, deface
- mechanized
- adj. mechanical, power-driven, locomotive, machinelike, automated; equipped with machinery; motorized (also mechanised)
- mediocre
- adj. of medium quality, regular, ordinary, neither good nor bad; low-grade, poor
- mildew
- n. soft green or black area (often fuzzy) caused by a fungus that sometimes grows on things if there is excessive moisture; fungal growth on plants
- mercantile
- adj. characteristic of merchants, trading, wholesale, retail; characteristic of trade, commercial, industrial
- mercurial
- adj. of or in the metal mercury; fluid, quick; changeable
- marsh
- [ma:6] n.沼泽地,湿地 swamp; morass
- meditation
- n. musing; reflection, contemplation; act of meditating; act of deep thought or consideration
- minatory
- adj. threatening, menacing
- melodious
- adj. pleasing to the ear, melodic
- marvelous
- adj. wonderful; splendid; excellent; astonishing
- methodology
- n. principles and methods of a particular branch of knowledge or discipline; study of the methods of scientific inquiry; study and application of methods of teaching (Education)
- microorganism
- n. microscopic life form, bacteria
- mettlesome
- adj. brave; spirited
- manuscript
- n. written composition or document; author's text to be submitted for publication
- merely
- adv. only, just, simply, purely
- menace
- n. threat; danger; bother v. threaten, endanger
- meadow
- n. grassland; field cultivated for hay; pasture land
- mediator
- n. intervener; peacemaker, neutral reconciliator; one who mediates
- melody
- n. pleasing tune, tuneful song; principal part in a harmonic composition; speech intonation
- mill
- refinery:petroleum=mill:grain
- milieu
- n. environment, surroundings, social setting; medium; background
- mendicant
- adj. of the poor; of a beggar; of or pertaining to one who lives on alms
- mentor
- v. act as a mentor to a person; guide and teach another person
- melancholy
- n. sadness, dejectedness, depression, gloomy state of mind
- metamorphosis
- n. change in form or structure; result of a complete change in appearance; change or succession of changes in an organism which enables it to survive in a new environment (Zoology); change in form or function of a plant during its development (Botany)
- marvel
- v. wonder, be astonished; be amazed; be impressed
- metaphor
- n. simile, poetic substitution of one thing for another in order to suggest comparison or resemblance; mundane thing that is used as a symbol for an abstract concept
- mason
- n. one who builds with stone; brick-layer
- meddle
- v. interfere with others affairs; show concern or become involved with affairs that are not one's business
- methodicalness
- n. orderliness, state of being systematic
- manure
- n. waste, animal dung; fertilizer v. fertilize with manure, spread or treat land with organic material
- metropolitan
- adj. of or pertaining to a metropolis, characteristic of a metropolis; sophisticated
- masticate
- v. chew; grind to a pulp with one's teeth
- memorable
- adj. important, special, worth remembering, unforgettable
- memorial
- adj. commemorative; of or pertaining to the memory
- meticulous
- adj. pedantic, cautious concerning minute details; scrupulous
- medieval
- adj. of or pertaining to the Middle Ages; like the Middle Ages
- migratory
- adj. wandering, nomadic, straying; emigrating, immigrating; of birds or other animals that relocate seasonally
- mean
- adj. average; middle; nasty, unkind; despicable, base; miserable, wretched; miserly; inferior
- meager
- adj. scant, poor, little, insufficient, lacking in amount of quantity; scrawny, lean (also meagre)
- mildness
- n. quality of being gentle or temperate; calmness; softness; pleasantness; moderation
- margarine
- n. substitute for butter made from vegetable oils or animal fats with milk
- meld
- v. announce or lay down a combination of cards (in a card game) for a score; blend, merge
- measles
- n. contagious virus occurring mostly in children that is characterized by red spots on the skin
- miller
- n. mill operator, mill owner; any of several types of moths
- mighty
- adv. very much (Informal)
- mild
- adj. of a gentle or temperate manner; moderate, not extreme; not strong or harsh in degree or intensity; pleasant
- margin
- n. area between the edge of a page and the written or printed text; border, edge; boundary, limit; profit from the difference between costs and net sales
- mimic
- n. pantomimist; one who is clever at imitation
- medley
- adj. mixed, blended, jumbled (Archaic) n. musical composition which is comprised of a number of separate melodies from other musical pieces; mixture, potpourri, jumble
- matriculation
- n. graduation certificate from high school; degree for acceptance to advanced studies
- mime
- parody:style=mime:gesture charade:word=mime:story v. mimic, imitate; express through pantomime, express through bodily movement
- meritorious
- adj. deserving praise, excellent, outstanding, worthy
- mercenary
- adj. of or pertaining to a desire for monetary gain; hired for service n. hired worker; hired soldier; greedy person
- materialism
- n. preoccupation with material matters; belief that physical comfort is the highest value
- merge
- v. blend; be blended; be assimilated; combine or unite into a single body
- metaphysics
- n. philosophy of the mind; theory of the cause and underlying nature of reality; philosophy of the supernatural or intangible
- mercy
- n. compassion, pity; charity; forgiveness; act of kindness; lenient sentence
- meticulousness
- n. exactness, precision; quality of being meticulous; strictness, scrupulousness; attention to small details
- militia
- n. reserve army of citizens that are called upon during emergencies; underground citizen's paramilitary group whose goal is to defend individual rights against interference by the federal government
- mare
- n. mature female horse or other equine animal (Zoology)
- marginal
- adj. peripheral, close to the limits; minimal, slight; of or pertaining to a margin; written in the margin of a page
- matrix
- n. environment in which something develops; formative tissue; form, mold; rectangular array of numerals; soft rock in which harder rocks are embedded; cartilage; (Internet) supersystem that includes all the networks and computers that transfer electron
- marginally
- adv. on the edge, on the border, on the fringe; in a manner which is borderline
- merit v
- v. be worthy of, be eligible for; deserve n. value; character or accomplishment that commends praise; excellence; state of being worthy of appreciation
- microbe
- n. microorganism; pathogenic bacteria
- merciless
- adj. pitiless, cruel, uncompassionate, having no mercy
- mellifluous
- adj. sweetly flowing, pleasing to the tongue or ear, sweet as with honey, mellifluent
- mask
- v. cover; disguise, camouflage, hide, conceal; protect by covering; wear a mask n. masque, facial disguise; disguise; total or partial facial covering for protection; excuse
- mediocrity
- n. state of being average, ordinariness; having a poor or inadequate quality
- mechanism
- n. whole mechanical system or device; parts or structure of a machine; operative part by which an effect is produced; automatic self-protective behavior; doctrine that everything in the universe is produced by physical forces
- meek
- adj. timid; humble; lowly; overly patient or submissive
- menthol
- n. (Chemistry, Pharmacology) chemical substance obtained from peppermint oil which has a cooling effect (used primarily in the production of confections, cold medicines, liqueurs, and perfumes)
- meteoric
- adj. of or pertaining to a meteor; like a meteor; consisting of meteors; fast and brilliant
- mash
- v. grind, pulverize, puree; create a soft mixture by adding hot water and crushing 3. to flirt with; court the affections of. v.向...调情求爱
- mendacity
- n. untruthfulness; falsity, dishonesty
- mast
- n. long pole above the hull of a ship which supports the rigging and sails (Nautical); flagpole; tall post which supports radio or television cables
- melon
- n. fruit of any gourd-like plants with soft sweet flesh and a hard smooth rind
- memory
- n. recall; recollection; saved mental impression; reminder; fastest and chief area for information storage in a computer (Computers)
- metabolic
- adj. (Physiology, Chemistry) of the metabolism (physical and chemical process by which food is broken down in the body to create energy)
- marble
- adj. of or made from marble; marblelike; apathetic, cold n.大理石,(游戏用的)玻璃弹子