Word Finder - challenged

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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.

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Lacking some physical or mental attribute or skill ; used after adverbs to make politically correct adjectives.

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mentally challenged

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Used following adverbs to make adjectives in imitation of and mocking adjectives of this kind.

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vertically challenged

Sand challenged her first couple of steps.

He poked thumbs into his pockets and challenged her.

Fred challenged as Dean entered the door.

Gabe snorted, knowing his assassins were unaccustomed to being challenged by anyone.

His intent gaze challenged her to deny the statement.

Your claim on the kingdom would be less challenged by the people than another's claim.

Any death is deeply regrettable... as I understand the situation, the man was challenged and refused to obey police instructions.

The number of people who want to be challenged by their work is encouragingly high.

Later, when they were alone, Carmen challenged Alex about his response.

A creature that bored with life was going to corner and sink his fangs into anything that challenged him.

Challenged by Natorp; see Theology.

Luther himself challenged them.

Most children with the benefit of a loving family environment, one where honesty is valued and modeled and dishonesty is appropriately challenged, will more often than not come to recognize that lying is not an acceptable behavior.

Single-parent families are challenged in other ways.

All council officers carry identity cards and are quite used to being challenged - if in doubt, check it out !

If you are planning on eating out gluten-free in Marshfield, you will likely be challenged.

As your child grows, she needs to be challenged in all aspects of her environment, including school and home.

You should expect that your children will learn many new skills at summer camp and be challenged to try new and exciting things.

Sometimes, however, it was also her dislikes and texture preferences that challenged me to be more creative, to figure out how to make a vegetable appeal to kids.

Their good deeds were often challenged by the evil Professor Cold Heart, the evil wizard No Heart and the monstrous Dark Heart.

You may find yourself challenged to try new recipes in order to use all of the items in the box.

Girls of any height can wear these vertically challenged shoes.

Many users have submitted personal reviews to Avon claiming that they've alleviated back pain and challenged new muscle groups with their purchase.

Cast members of DOOL are often challenged by multiple character studies that are the hallmark of the soap's storytelling.

Slezak has won a record six Daytime Emmy Awards for her portrayal as the psychologically challenged principal character on the popular ABC soap.

In the 2008-2009 television season, Grey's Anatomy challenged fans when they brought the character Denny Duquette back in Izzie Stevens visions.

She challenged her interns to diagnose her symptoms as a mystery patient.

Life During Wartime - Owen Hunt rocks the boat and Bailey is challenged by an inoperable tumor.

One Life to Live challenged its audience with fantastic risks in storytelling.

Midir challenged the High King to three games of chess, and the prize for the winner was a kiss from Etain.

However, she also makes sure that people whose skill level does not require them to use a chair will also be challenged by her routine.

Yet, the validity of Wakefield's study was soon challenged by other members of the medical community.

Treatments target learning disabilities, skill building, communication and overall development for people challenged by Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD) and other developmental disabilities.

This was both costly and presented difficulties since long-distance defenses are communicationally challenged, not to mention expensive, both in long distance phone charges and attorneys billing by the minute for update calls.

Remember that you need to be able to defend your hiring practices as being clearly nondiscriminatory if the decision you make is challenged.

Players and cheerleaders where their uniforms, and the rest of the school is challenged to dress from head to toe in school colors.

If you're "organizationally challenged", having everything written down in one place is the key that unlocks the world of the organized.

However, having it all at hand in one easy reference is just what the organizationally challenged need sometimes to get it all together.

Change things up so you stay challenged and have fun.

Any diet that proposes a long-term drastic change in your eating habits should be challenged.

Celebrities challenged Pasternak to design an effective yet healthy diet that could fit into their hectic lifestyle.

For those who feel challenged when it comes to exercise, the book offers 27 strengthening and toning exercises along with photos and instructions and an exercise DVD can also be purchased.

Either way, the important thing is that you fit that sweet spot between not being challenged and getting in over your head.

Qualified instructors understand how to conduct a good class and how the body reacts to being physically challenged.

Then I challenged who they were, and they broke down saying, "We'll take you back to the room and you can see our portfolio.

Tye dying is a little bit messy, but it is super easy and even the most creatively challenged person can do it with no problem.

Though some people settled, some people challenged their cases, usually successfully.

Season 3 is perhaps best remembered for the caliber of the talent of contestants, not to mention the staying power of one arguably musically challenged Idol hopeful.

Similar to Hair in the 1960s, Rent came along in 1996 and challenged the conservatism of musical theater and forced audience members to consider controversial issues surrounding drug use, sexuality, and AIDS.

The jury is still out on the legality of P2P networks, and everyone who has challenged the RIAA lawsuits has won - but you can't assume that you will.