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

traverse collapse: deny formally (an allegation of fact by the opposing party) in a legal suit; travel across or pass over; "The caravan covered almost 100 miles each day"

actionable collapse: affording grounds for legal action; "slander is an actionable offense"

unobtrusive collapse: not obtrusive or undesirably noticeable; "a quiet, unobtrusive life of self-denial"

grill collapse: a framework of metal bars used as a partition or a grate; "he cooked hamburgers on the grill"; cook over a grill; "grill the sausages"

face to face collapse: involving close contact; confronting each other; "the boy and the policeman suddenly came face-to-face at the corner"; "they spoke face to face"

assess collapse: estimate the value of (property) for taxation; "Our house hasn't been assessed in years"; charge (a person or a property) with a payment, such as a tax or a fine

tithe collapse: an offering of a tenth part of some personal income; a levy of one tenth of something; pay a tenth of one's income, especially to the church; "Although she left the church officially, she still tithes"; pay one tenth of; pay tithes on, especially to the church; "He tithed his income to the Church"; levy a tithe on (produce or a crop); "The wool was tithed"; exact a tithe from; "The church was tithed"

anarchistic collapse: of or related to anarchism or tending toward anarchism

alienated collapse: caused to be unloved; socially disoriented; "anomic loners musing over their fate"; "we live in an age of rootless alienated people"

retaliate collapse: make a counterattack and return like for like, especially evil for evil; "The Empire strikes back"; "The Giants struck back and won the opener"; "The Israeli army retaliated for the Hamas bombing"

prerogative collapse: a right reserved exclusively by a particular person or group (especially a hereditary or official right); "suffrage was the prerogative of white adult males"

disprove collapse: prove to be false; "The physicist disproved his colleagues' theories"

anti collapse: a person who is opposed (to an action or policy or practice etc.); "the antis smelled victory after a long battle"; not in favor of (an action or proposal etc.)

insist collapse: assert to be true; "The letter asserts a free society"; be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge; "I must insist!"

counter collapse: table consisting of a horizontal surface over which business is transacted; a calculator that keeps a record of the number of times something happens; a piece of leather forming the back of a shoe or boot; "a counter may be used to stiffen the material around the heel and to give support to the foot"; game equipment used in various card or board games; (computer science) a register whose contents go through a regular series of states (usually states indicating consecutive integers); a person who counts things; in the opposite direction; "run counter"; speak in response; "He countered with some very persuasive arguments"

antithesis collapse: the juxtaposition of contrasting words or ideas to give a feeling of balance; exact opposite; "his theory is the antithesis of mine"

drain collapse: emptying something accomplished by allowing liquid to run out of it; a gradual depletion of energy or resources; "a drain on resources"; "a drain of young talent by emigration"; a pipe through which liquid is carried away; tube inserted into a body cavity (as during surgery) to remove unwanted material; empty of liquid; drain the liquid from; "We drained the oil tank"; deplete of resources; "The exercise class drains me of energy"; flow off gradually; "The rain water drains into this big vat"

stock exchange collapse: an exchange where security trading is conducted by professional stockbrokers

over-the-counter market collapse: a stock exchange where securities transactions are made via telephone and computer rather than on the floor of an exchange

want collapse: wish or demand the presence of; "I want you here at noon!"; have need of; "This piano wants the attention of a competent tuner"; hunt or look for; want for a particular reason; "Your former neighbor is wanted by the FBI"; "Uncle Sam wants you"; be without, lack; be deficient in; "want courtesy"; "want the strength to go on living"; "flood victims wanting food and shelter"

petition collapse: write a petition for something to somebody; request formally and in writing

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