The Clue
Requirement for some degree candidates (4 letter answer)
The Answer
ORAL
Tags
Notes
The answer ORAL is very common and appears about once every 26 puzzles.
Related Clues
Buccal
___ contraceptive
Exam
Examination
Of the mouth
Nuncupative
Spoken
___ surgery
Voiced
Demanding test
Evangelist Roberts
Exam format
Kind of agreement
Kind of arguments
Kind of cavity
Kind of contract
Kind of history
Kind of hygiene
Kind of surgeon
Kind of surgery
Kind of testimony
Kind of thermometer
Not written
Opposite of written
Read aloud
Type of history
Vaccine type
Viva-voce
Word-of-mouth
Exam sans pencils
Like some antibiotics
Like some surgery
Not written, as a test
Like Dr. Sabin's vaccine
Something to explain your way through
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