S: (n) situation, state of affairs (the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time) "the present international situation is dangerous"; "wondered how such a state of affairs had come about"; "eternal truths will be neither true nor eternal unless they have fresh meaning for every new social situation"- Franklin D.Roosevelt
S: (n) challenge (a call to engage in a contest or fight)
S: (n) challenge (questioning a statement and demanding an explanation) "his challenge of the assumption that Japan is still our enemy"
S: (n) challenge (a formal objection to the selection of a particular person as a juror)
S: (n) challenge (a demand by a sentry for a password or identification)
S: (v) object (express or raise an objection or protest or criticism or express dissent) "She never objected to the amount of work her boss charged her with"; "When asked to drive the truck, she objected that she did not have a driver's license"
S: (v) disapprove, reject (deem wrong or inappropriate) "I disapprove of her child rearing methods"
S: (v) evaluate, pass judgment, judge (form a critical opinion of) "I cannot judge some works of modern art"; "How do you evaluate this grant proposal?"; "We shouldn't pass judgment on other people"
S: (v) think, cogitate, cerebrate (use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments) "I've been thinking all day and getting nowhere"