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Meaning of challenge

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  challenge
      n 1: a demanding or stimulating situation; "they reacted
           irrationally to the challenge of Russian power"
      2: a call to engage in a contest or fight
      3: questioning a statement and demanding an explanation; "his
         challenge of the assumption that Japan is still our enemy"
      4: a formal objection to the selection of a particular person as
         a juror
      5: a demand by a sentry for a password or identification
      v 1: take exception to; "She challenged his claims" [syn:
           {challenge}, {dispute}, {gainsay}]
      2: issue a challenge to; "Fischer challenged Spassky to a match"
      3: ask for identification; "The illegal immigrant was challenged
         by the border guard"
      4: raise a formal objection in a court of law [syn: {challenge},
         {take exception}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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