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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substantiateto give substance or form to : embody
enumerateto ascertain the number of : count
peerlessmatchless
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