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inquisition collapse: a severe interrogation (often violating the rights or privacy of individuals); a former tribunal of the Roman Catholic Church (1232-1820) created to discover and suppress heresy

third degree collapse: interrogation often accompanied by torture to extort information or a confession

midterm collapse: middle of an academic term or a political term in office; the middle of the gestation period

urinalysis collapse: (medicine) the chemical analysis of urine (for medical diagnosis)

biopsy collapse: examination of tissues or liquids from the living body to determine the existence or cause of a disease

audition collapse: a test of the suitability of a performer; perform in order to get a role; "She auditioned for a role on Broadway"

autopsy collapse: an examination and dissection of a dead body to determine cause of death or the changes produced by disease; perform an autopsy on a dead body; do a post-mortem

quiz collapse: an examination consisting of a few short questions; examine someone's knowledge of something; "The teacher tests us every week"; "We got quizzed on French irregular verbs"

postmortem collapse: discussion of an event after it has occurred; occurring or done after death; "postmortem changes"; "a postmortem examination to determine cause of death"; "postmortal wounds"; after death or after an event; "a postmortem examination to determine the cause of death"; "the postmortem discussion of the President's TV address"

blue book collapse: a blue booklet used in universities for writing examinations; a register of persons who are socially prominent; a report published by the British government; bound in blue

oral collapse: an examination conducted by word of mouth; a stage in psychosexual development when the child's interest is concentrated in the mouth; fixation at this stage is said to result in dependence, selfishness, and aggression; of or involving the mouth or mouth region or the surface on which the mouth is located; "the oral cavity"; "the oral mucous membrane"; "the oral surface of a starfish"; using speech rather than writing; "an oral tradition"; "an oral agreement"; of or relating to or affecting or for use in the mouth; "oral hygiene"; "an oral thermometer"; "an oral vaccine"

overview collapse: a general summary of a subject; "the treasurer gave a brief overview of the financial consequences"

listening collapse: the act of hearing attentively; "you can learn a lot by just listening"; "they make good music--you should give them a hearing"

hearing collapse: (law) a proceeding (usually by a court) where evidence is taken for the purpose of determining an issue of fact and reaching a decision based on that evidence; the ability to hear; the auditory faculty; "his hearing was impaired"; a session (of a committee or grand jury) in which witnesses are called and testimony is taken; "the investigative committee will hold hearings in Chicago"; an opportunity to state your case and be heard; "they condemned him without a hearing"; "he saw that he had lost his audience"

examination collapse: the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes); the act of giving students or candidates a test (as by questions) to determine what they know or have learned; 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"

inspect collapse: look over carefully; "Please inspect your father's will carefully"

interrogation collapse: formal systematic questioning; a transmission that will trigger an answering transmission from a transponder

peruse collapse: examine or consider with attention and in detail; "Please peruse this report at your leisure"

peer collapse: a person who is of equal standing with another in a group; a nobleman (duke or marquis or earl or viscount or baron) who is a member of the British peerage; look searchingly; "We peered into the back of the shop to see whether a salesman was around"

size up collapse: to look at critically or searchingly, or in minute detail; "he scrutinized his likeness in the mirror"

inspection collapse: a formal or official examination; "the platoon stood ready for review"; "we had to wait for the inspection before we could use the elevator"

overhaul collapse: periodic maintenance on a car or machine; "it was time for an overhaul on the tractor"; make repairs, renovations, revisions or adjustments to; "You should overhaul your car engine"; "overhaul the health care system"

final collapse: the final match between the winners of all previous matches in an elimination tournament; not to be altered or undone; "the judge's decision is final"; "the arbiter will have the last say"; conclusive in a process or progression; "the final answer"; "a last resort"; "the net result"

scan collapse: the act of scanning; systematic examination of a prescribed region; "he made a thorough scan of the beach with his binoculars"; an image produced by scanning; "he analyzed the brain scan"; "you could see the tumor in the CAT scan"; read metrically; "scan verses"; make a wide, sweeping search of; "The beams scanned the night sky"; move a light beam over; in electronics, to reproduce an image; examine hastily; "She scanned the newspaper headlines while waiting for the taxi"; examine minutely or intensely; "the surgeon scanned the X-ray"; conform to a metrical pattern

check out collapse: try to learn someone's opinions and intentions; "I have to sound out the new professor"; announce one's departure from a hotel; record, add up, and receive payment for items purchased; "She was checking out the apples that the customer had put on the conveyer belt"

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