After months of intense study, the scholar finally found relaxation in long walks through the quiet botanical gardens.
经过数月紧张的学习，这位学者终于在安静的植物园中漫步时找到了放松。
Which choice best defines “relaxation”?
B — The state of being free from tension and anxiety. “relaxation” means the state of being free from tension and anxiety.
Which word means “the state of being free from tension and anxiety”?
B — relaxation. “relaxation” means the state of being free from tension and anxiety.
relaxation — the state of being free from tension and anxiety. In Chinese: 放松，休息.
relaxation is pronounced /ˌriːlækˈseɪʃən/.
After months of intense study, the scholar finally found relaxation in long walks through the quiet botanical gardens. (经过数月紧张的学习，这位学者终于在安静的植物园中漫步时找到了放松。)
calmness, rest, ease — all close in meaning to relaxation (the state of being free from tension and anxiety).
tension, stress — each the opposite of relaxation (the state of being free from tension and anxiety).
Yes. relaxation is on the SAT Prep Basic list — the everyday academic words the SAT assumes you already have. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.