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MrScorpio Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-18-11 06:10 AM
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A question...
Edited on Tue Oct-18-11 06:10 AM by MrScorpio
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 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-18-11 08:27 AM
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1. An answer:
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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quakerboy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-18-11 11:46 AM
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2. An Argument
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 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-18-11 12:55 PM
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3. A rebuttal
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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quakerboy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-18-11 01:11 PM
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5. A Denial
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 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-18-11 03:08 PM
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6. An insult
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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quakerboy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-18-11 03:58 PM
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7. A Taunt
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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OriginalGeek Donating Member (589 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-18-11 01:01 PM
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4. That was never five minutes just now...
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