Defining Challenge for 2006

Today is the first day of a new year and my chance to start fresh, again. I started thinking about what challenges I would focus on (starting today) and it dawned on me that I needed to start at the very beginning ... with a definition and go forth to define and meet The Challenge of 2006.

challenge
noun
1. An act of taunting another to do something bold or rash: dare. See request.
2. Behavior or an act that is intentionally provocative: defiance, provocation. See attack/defend.
3. The act of expressing strong or reasoned opposition: demur, exception, expostulation, objection, protest, protestation, remonstrance, remonstration, squawk. Slang kick. See support/oppose.
verb
1. To call on another to do something requiring boldness: dare, defy. Idioms: throw down the gauntlet. See request.
2. To confront boldly and courageously: beard, brave, dare, defy, face, front. Idioms: fly in the face of, snap one's fingers at, stand up to, thumb one's nose at. See resist/yield.
3. To come near, as in quality or amount: approach, approximate, border on (or upon), rival, verge on. See same/different/compare.
4. To express opposition, often by argument: demur, except, expostulate, inveigh, object, protest, remonstrate. Informal kick, squawk. Idioms: set up a squawk, take exception. See support/oppose.
5. To take a stand against: buck, contest, dispute, oppose, resist, traverse. See support/oppose.

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

• Challenge is a British digital TV channel owned by Flextech. Originally starting out as 'The Family Channel' its entire output consists of various game shows taken from a variety of sources, including some they made themselves. Challenge also has interactive features for certain shows of some digital platforms. This enables viewers to "play-along" at home. Shows on Challenge include Takeshi's Castle, Knightmare, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? and Fort Boyard.

• An objection, such as when an attorney objects at a hearing to the seating of a particular person on a civil or criminal jury.

• (chal·lenge) (chal¢[schwa]nj) 1. to administer a chemical substance to a patient for observation of whether the normal physiological response occurs. 2. in immunology, to administer antigen to evoke an immunologic response in a previously sensitized individual. 3. the administration of such a chemical or antigen in order to assess for a response. Called also challenge test, provocative test, and provocation.

• An opponent calls "CHALLENGE" when s/he thinks a play is not acceptable (ie not in the OWL or Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary, Tenth Edition). A Word Judge is called to verify which words are acceptable or not. Whenever there is a challenge, someone loses exactly one turn.

• (what we're trying to change or accomplish -- the "pull"),

• A formal filing by a third party questioning the eligibility of a certified S/WBE.

• The orthopeadic nurse views a challenge as an actual or potential disruption or discontinuity in the integrity of the neuro-muscular and skeletal systems that adversely affects client mobility and function thus impacting on self-care ability and independence.

• Persons who have previous experience in a trade and can provide proof of having worked in that field for a minimum of one year can, at the request of the employer, take a placement examination which can enable them to start their technical training at a more advanced level

• In vaccine experiments, the deliberate exposure of an immunized animal or person to the infectious agent.

• [descriptive: semantics x interpersonal x systemic x move rank] A move in an exchange that challenges the previous move. circumstance. [descriptive: lexicogrammar x experiential x structural x clause rank] Generalized transitivity function in the clause, which consists of a process, participants involved in it, and attendant circumstances. ...

• a competition to create a block or quilt using specified fabrics or patterns.

• Common on fanfic writing lists and websites, someone literally challenges others to write a story with certain ingredients.

• A test of a company's ability or resources in a demanding but stimulating undertaking.

• a story concept or premise which is presented to potential authors who then attempt to write a story conforming to specific rules and guidelines. For example, a "challenge" may dictate that a story involve a certain location or that certain events take place.

• A challenge to write a fan fiction with a certain, theme, line or idea. If someone says, "See if you can write a story starting with the line 'Call me Ishmael'", this is a challenge. Any fiction which answers this is a challenge fic.

• An attempt to take the ball away from the opposing player.