Economic inequality often fuels social unrest, prompting governments to implement reforms that address the underlying grievances.
经济不平等常常引发社会动荡，促使政府实施改革以解决根本的不满。
Which choice best defines “unrest”?
B — Troubled, disturbed state. “unrest” means troubled, disturbed state.
Which word means “troubled, disturbed state”?
C — unrest. “unrest” means troubled, disturbed state.
unrest — troubled, disturbed state. In Chinese: 动乱，不安.
unrest is pronounced /ʌnˈrest/.
Economic inequality often fuels social unrest, prompting governments to implement reforms that address the underlying grievances. (经济不平等常常引发社会动荡，促使政府实施改革以解决根本的不满。)
turmoil, disquiet, agitation — all close in meaning to unrest (troubled, disturbed state).
calm, peace — each the opposite of unrest (troubled, disturbed state).
Yes. unrest 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.
un(not)+rest(rest).