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Contesting

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contendverb	(intransitive) To be in opposition; to contest; to dispute; to vie; to quarrel; to fight.
repugnverb	(archaic) To oppose or resist
competitionnoun	(uncountable) The action of competing.
answeringnoun	The act of giving an answer.
arguingnoun	argument
challengingnoun	Difficult, hard to do.
competing	Being in the state of competition (often unintentionally).
complainingnoun	The act by which someone complains; a complaint.
contendingnoun	contention
disputingnoun	dispute; argument
objectingverb	(intransitive) To disagree with or oppose something or someone; (especially in a Court of Law) to raise an objection.
questioningnoun	The action of asking questions; a survey; an inquiry.
replyingverb	(transitive, intransitive) To give a written or spoken response, especially to a question, request, accusation or criticism; to answer.
vyingnoun	The act of one who vies; rivalry.
wagingverb	To swing from side to side, as an animal's tail, or someone's head to express disagreement or disbelief.
warringnoun	engaged in war; belligerent
radiosportnoun	A sport combining radio direction finding and orienteering; transmitter hunt.
amateur radio direction finding	(ARDF, also known as radio orienteering, radio fox hunting and radiosport) an amateur racing sport that combines radio direction finding with the map and compass skills of orienteering.
pro-amnoun	A competition in which both professional and amateur competitors participate.
motorsportnoun	auto racing

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