GMAT核心词汇 pundit

英文解释： noun: someone who has been admitted to membership in a scholarly field

例句： Steven Pinker's credentials are unquestioned as a pundit; he has taught at MIT and Stanford, teaches at Harvard, and has published a number of influential books on cognition, language, and psychology.

GMAT核心词汇 pyrrhic

英文解释： adjective: describing a victory that comes at such a great cost that the victory is not worthwhile

例句： George W. Bush’s win in the 2000 election was in many ways a pyrrhic victory: the circumstances of his win alienated half of the U.S. population.

GMAT核心词汇 quail

英文解释： verb: draw back, as with fear or pain

例句： Craig always claimed to be a fearless outdoorsman, but when the thunderstorm engulfed the valley, he quailed at the thought of leaving the safety of his cabin.