oral
- noun
- /ˈɔrəl/
- I don't know how she did on her written, but I'm sure she got an "a" plus on her oral.
- written and oral
And so I'm reading this case and I'll never forget like I got the highest mark for an oral in the history of the school.
- And so I'm reading this case and I'll never forget like I got the highest mark for an oral in the history of the school.
- And I also know that in an appreciable fraction of oral exams, there will be one person in the committee and say what is your favorite atom?
Examples
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During the oral, each candidate presented their ideas and answered questions from the panel.
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They want me to take orals in all subjects.
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It's time for your oral.
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Honestly, if it were not for the oral, I would not be worried at all...
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And so I'm reading this case and I'll never forget like I got the highest mark for an oral in the history of the school.
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Well, the oral exam is for Ricky only because he was bad.
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If you pass your orals, you'll get a terminal MA.
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The five years of graduate school had been a blur of fatigue: classes and exams and orals, research, and writing her dissertation.
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The professor scheduled an oral exam for the students to assess their speaking skills.
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She spent hours preparing for her oral presentation to ensure she was well-prepared.
Synonyms
A formal test that checks knowledge, usually with written questions
A test where students answer questions by speaking
An exam where you answer spoken questions to show what you know
An oral exam at the end of a PhD to test your research
An exam taken by speaking at school or university
Compounds
- Specialized
A pill women take to prevent pregnancy by stopping the release of an egg
- Specialized
A disease in the mouth when harmful cells grow and form a lump often on the lips or tongue
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A pill taken by mouth that prevents a woman from becoming pregnant
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A speech sound made when air leaves only through the mouth, not the nose
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A contagious infection that causes painful cold sores on or around the lips
- Jargon
A personality type that comes from early feeding problems and shows strong need for others or selfish, aggressive behavior
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First stage of a baby's development when they feel pleasure from sucking and biting
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A medicine people take by mouth that contains weakened polio virus to protect them from polio
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The first stage of baby development when babies get pleasure from sucking or chewing
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A medicine taken by mouth that contains three weakened live polio viruses to protect against polio
How Formal
Surface Forms
Etymology
Oral for an exam uses the Latin oris 'mouth', because in an oral you give spoken answers with your mouth rather than writing them down.