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Congress :: Congress (n.) A meeting of individuals, whether friendly or hostile; an encounter..

Shock :: Shock (v.) To give a shock to; to cause to shake or waver; hence, to strike against suddenly; to encounter with violence..

Rencounter :: Rencounter (v. t.) To meet unexpectedly; to encounter.

Willywaw :: Willywaw (n.) A whirlwind, or whirlwind squall, encountered in the Straits of Magellan..

Encountered :: Encountered (imp. & p. p.) of Encounte.

Formidable :: Formidable (a.) Exciting fear or apprehension; impressing dread; adapted to excite fear and deter from approach, encounter, or undertaking; alarming..

Contest :: Contest (n.) Earnest struggle for superiority, victory, defense, etc.; competition; emulation; strife in arms; conflict; combat; encounter..

Hazard :: Hazard (v. i.) To try the chance; to encounter risk or danger.

Hazard :: Hazard (n.) Risk; danger; peril; as, he encountered the enemy at the hazard of his reputation and life..

Join :: "Join (v. t.) To accept, or engage in, as a contest; as, to join encounter, battle, issue..

Affront :: Affront (v. t.) To face in defiance; to confront; as, to affront death; hence, to meet in hostile encounter..

Run :: Run (v. i.) To encounter or incur, as a danger or risk; as, to run the risk of losing one's life. See To run the chances, below..

Adventure :: Adventure (n.) The encountering of risks; hazardous and striking enterprise; a bold undertaking, in which hazards are to be encountered, and the issue is staked upon unforeseen events; a daring feat..

Encounterer :: Encounterer (n.) One who encounters; an opponent; an antagonist.

Hosting :: Hosting (n.) An encounter; a battle.

Engage :: Engage (v. t.) To enter into contest with; to encounter; to bring to conflict.

Meet :: Meet (v. t.) To come in collision with; to confront in conflict; to encounter hostilely; as, they met the enemy and defeated them; the ship met opposing winds and currents..

Lick :: Lick (v. t.) To strike with repeated blows for punishment; to flog; to whip or conquer, as in a pugilistic encounter..

Parry :: Parry (n.) A warding off of a thrust or blow, as in sword and bayonet exercises or in boxing; hence, figuratively, a defensive movement in debate or other intellectual encounter..

Passage :: Passage (v. i.) A pass or en encounter; as, a passage at arms..

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