The Clue
Certain exam (4 letter answer)
The Answer
ORAL
Tags
Notes
The answer ORAL is very common and appears about once every 26 puzzles.
Related Clues
Actinal
Aloud
Of the mouth
Nuncupative
Roberts
Of speech
Spoken
Unwritten
Verbalized
Voiced
Antithesis of written
Exam type
Kind of exam
Kind of history
Kind of hygiene
Kind of surgery
Kind of testimony
Not written
Opposite of written
Ph.D. exam
Spoon-administered
Test type
Type of history
Using speech
Viva voce
Viva-voce
By word of mouth
Face-to-face exam
Like gentlemen's agreements
Like some histories
Like some vaccines
Like some votes
Definition
ORAL as a noun:
1. (oral, oral exam, oral examination, viva voce, viva) = an examination conducted by word of mouth
ORAL as an adjective:
1. (oral, unwritten) = using speech rather than writing; "an oral tradition"; "an oral agreement"
2. of or relating to or affecting or for use in the mouth; "oral hygiene"; "an oral thermometer"; "an oral vaccine"
3. 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"
4. 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