examination
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(noun) the act of testing students or candidates (as by questions) |
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Synonyms: testing |
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Related Words: 11-plus, eleven-plus, investigating, investigation |
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(noun) the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes) |
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Synonyms: inspection, scrutiny |
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Related Words: PM, autopsy, check, check-out procedure, checkout, checkup, comparing, comparison, endoscopy, follow-up, going-over, health check, inspection, investigating, investigation, look-over, medical, medical checkup, medical exam, medical examination, motion study, necropsy, once-over, palpation, postmortem, postmortem examination, reexamination, review, scan, search, study, survey, tactual exploration, testing, time study, time-and-motion study, time-motion study, visit, visitation, work study |
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(noun) a set of questions or exercises evaluating skill or knowledge; "when the test was stolen the professor had to make a new set of questions" |
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Synonyms: exam, test |
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Related Words: communicating, communication, final, final exam, final examination, midterm, midterm exam, midterm examination, oral, oral exam, oral examination, prelim, preliminary exam, preliminary examination, question sheet, quiz, test paper, tripos, viva voce |
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(noun) examination of conscience (as done daily by Jesuits) |
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Synonyms: examen |
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Related Words: introspection, self-contemplation, self-examination |
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(noun) formal systematic questioning |
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Synonyms: interrogation |
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Related Words: catechism, cross-examination, debriefing, inquiring, inquisition, interview, questioning, third degree |
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