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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ewethe female of the sheep especially when mature
fluctuateto shift back and forth uncertainly
desertsarid land with usually sparse vegetation