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Key: "S:" = Show Synset (semantic) relations, "W:" = Show Word (lexical) relations

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S: (n) challenge (a demanding or stimulating situation) "they reacted irrationally to the challenge of Russian power"
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) challenge, dispute, gainsay (take exception to) "She challenged his claims"

S: (v) challenge (issue a challenge to) "Fischer challenged Spassky to a match"
S: (v) challenge (ask for identification) "The illegal immigrant was challenged by the border guard"
S: (v) challenge, take exception (raise a formal objection in a court of law)

S: (n) law, jurisprudence (the collection of rules imposed by authority) "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"

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"