GRE Word List

TENSION

inner striving, unrest, or imbalance often with physiological indication of emotion

The meaning of the word tension is inner striving, unrest, or imbalance often with physiological indication of emotion.

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WordMeaning
cadeta younger brother or son
yeomanan attendant or officer in a royal or noble household
contraveneto go or act contrary to : violate
equivocalsubject to two or more interpretations and usually used to mislead or confuse
chroniccontinuing or occurring again and again for a long time
autonomoushaving the right or power of self-government
jostleto come in contact or into collision
invertto reverse in position, order, or relationship
overturnto cause to turn over : upset
transposeto change the relative place or normal order of : alter the sequence of