MrScorpio
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Tue Oct-18-11 06:10 AM
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ques·tion (kwes-chuhn)
noun
1. a sentence in an interrogative form, addressed to someone in order to get information in reply.
2. a problem for discussion or under discussion; a matter for investigation.
3. a matter of some uncertainty or difficulty; problem (usually followed by of ): It was simply a question of time.
4. a subject of dispute or controversy.
5. a proposal to be debated or voted on, as in a meeting or a deliberative assembly.
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charlie and algernon
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Tue Oct-18-11 08:27 AM
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An-swer (an-ser)
noun
1. a spoken or written reply or response to a question, request, letter, etc.: He sent an answer to my letter promptly.
2. a correct response to a question asked to test one's knowledge.
3. an equivalent or approximation: a singing group that tried to be the French answer to the Beatles.
4. an action serving as a reply or response: The answer was a volley of fire.
5. a solution to a problem, especially in mathematics.
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Tue Oct-18-11 11:46 AM
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Ar·gu·ment
noun
1. an oral disagreement; verbal opposition; contention; altercation: a violent argument.
2. a discussion involving differing points of view; debate: They were deeply involved in an argument about inflation.
3. a process of reasoning; series of reasons: I couldn't follow his argument.
4. a statement, reason, or fact for or against a point: This is a strong argument in favor of her theory.
5. an address or composition intended to convince or persuade; persuasive discourse.
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charlie and algernon
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Tue Oct-18-11 12:55 PM
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Edited on Tue Oct-18-11 12:56 PM by charlie and algernon
Re·but·tal (ri-buht-l)
noun
an act of rebutting, as in a debate.
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Tue Oct-18-11 01:11 PM
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De·ni·al noun
1. an assertion that something said, believed, alleged, etc., is false: Despite his denials, we knew he had taken the purse. The politician issued a denial of his opponent's charges.
2. refusal to believe a doctrine, theory, or the like.
3. disbelief in the existence or reality of a thing.
4. the refusal to satisfy a claim, request, desire, etc., or the refusal of a person making it.
5. refusal to recognize or acknowledge; a disowning or disavowal: the traitor's denial of his country; Peter's denial of Christ.
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charlie and algernon
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Tue Oct-18-11 03:08 PM
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in-sult (in-suhlt)
noun
5. an insolent or contemptuously rude action or remark; affront.
6. something having the effect of an affront: That book is an insult to one's intelligence.
7. Medicine/Medical . a. an injury or trauma.
b. an agent that inflicts this.
8. Archaic . an attack or assault.
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Tue Oct-18-11 03:58 PM
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taunt
verb (used with object)
1. to reproach in a sarcastic, insulting, or jeering manner; mock.
2. to provoke by taunts; twit.
noun
3. an insulting gibe or sarcasm; scornful reproach or challenge.
4. Obsolete. an object of insulting gibes or scornful reproaches.
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Tue Oct-18-11 01:01 PM
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