Word Finder - challenge

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A confrontation; a dare.

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A difficult task, especially one that the person making the attempt finds more enjoyable because of that difficulty.

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A procedure or action.

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The opening and crying of hounds at first finding the scent of their game.

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To invite (someone) to take part in a competition.

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We challenged the boys next door to a game of football.

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To dare (someone).

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To dispute (something).

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to challenge the accuracy of a statement or of a quotation

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To make a formal objection to a juror.

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To claim as due; to demand as a right.

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To censure; to blame.

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To question or demand the countersign from (one who attempts to pass the lines).

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The sentinel challenged us with "Who goes there?"

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To object to the reception of the vote of, e.g. on the ground that the person is not qualified as a voter.

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To take (a final exam) in order to get credit for a course without taking it.

I like a challenge once in a while.

However, when his father asked if he was ready for a greater challenge he declined.

We had no right to challenge his choices in spite of our lives being tied to his as tightly as a water-logged knot.

For the first time in her life, she thought she'd found someone she wasn't sure she could challenge without losing herself in the game.

At least the challenge and its terms were almost fair.

She wiped her eyes before turning to face whatever new challenge Damian brought with him.

He wanted challenge everywhere but here.

There was challenge and defiance in her gaze.

Too afraid to challenge him, she watched him destroy everything.

Taking two prizes is a challenge but the ultimate reward will be worth the aggravation!

He still had the challenge of the mortal world to knock out.

She was enjoying the challenge and their repartee.

In my experience, people who challenge themselves and strive for goals are happier and healthier than those who don't.

She looked ready to challenge Darkyn.

No one normal would challenge an Other.

Rather than submit to her unspoken challenge, he took the horse's reins and led the exhausted beast inside the fortress.

In spite of the protective gear worn, the challenge definitely excluded the weak of heart, and, in Dean's estimation, the strong of brain.

In the end, our fundamental challenge is to become better individuals, and technology offers little help on that front; it is up to each one of us to solve that for ourselves.

Our challenge is to learn how to choose the plowshares, not to abandon metallurgy.

Now, to address the challenge of getting there.

The Englishman nodded, but gave no indication whether he intended to accept this challenge or not.

They would take each challenge and know the joy and pride of working through it together.

The playful challenge in her gaze stirred his competitive edge, the one that didn't lose and hated being out of control.

Taran stayed the sudden urge to challenge Sirian to a round.

Knowing him to be an only son, to challenge him and shoot so straight!

Prince Andrew did not think it proper to write and challenge Kuragin.

Dwindling supplies made surviving the day enough of a challenge without scaling a mountain at night.

Jackson ran his fingers through her hair, reflecting on the day and the new challenge they faced with her pack.

He couldn't shake the sense he'd reached the first challenge in his life he didn't know how to handle.

He liked the challenge.

Instead, however, of proceeding with the work of practical legislation, accepting the Instrument of Government without challenge as the basis of its authority, the parliament immediately began to discuss and find fault with the constitution and to debate about "Fundamentals."

If that pansy Ryland can ice climb, it can't be much of a challenge now can it?

A few close calls made it more of a challenge, as Claire bounced back to avoid Jenn's strategic strikes.

She held his gaze in silent challenge a moment longer before dropping back and stretching out once more.

You can challenge me and pay the consequences.

He had after the siege of Miletus disbanded the GraecoMacedonian fleet, surrendering for the time all attempts of Alex- to challenge the command of the Aegean.

Both generals are angry, and the result is a challenge on Buxhowden's part and an epileptic fit on Bennigsen's.

A sovereign should not be with the army unless he is a general! said Napoleon, evidently uttering these words as a direct challenge to the Emperor.

You'll not face anyone willing to challenge you for him, ikir, I assure you, though there may be some left who might help him.

Hell toughened him up, yet this was one challenge he couldn.t figure out.

The trail was not difficult by cross-country standards—just enough of a challenge to stir the blood and quicken the breath.

She didn't think he knew, but Xander loved the challenge of discovering other people's secrets.

Which meant – whatever her intentions were – she was a new kind of challenge, and Xander found himself intrigued.

Darian glanced at Xander, a look of warning or challenge in his gaze.

If we thought Howie was upset over the Youngblood matter, it was arsenic versus ice cream compared to how enraged he was over a challenge to his ability.

Naw. Nobody bothered to challenge anyone.

You use to meet a challenge head on.

I challenge you! he ejaculated, and, pushing back his chair, he rose from the table.

This I believe, is the great challenge now confronting humankind.

Finding the right gift can sometimes be a challenge.