The Clue
Thesis defense, often (4 letter answer)
The Answer
ORAL
Tags
Notes
The answer ORAL is very common and appears about once every 26 puzzles.
Related Clues
Buccal
Exam
Of the mouth
Nuncupative
Parol
Roberts
Said
Sounded
Spoken
___ vaccine
Verbal
Evangelist Roberts
Exam format
Feared test
Intense exam
Kind of contract
Kind of history
Kind of surgeon
Kind of surgery
Kind of test
Kind of thermometer
Kind of tradition
Mouth-to-mouth
Not written
Type of exam
Viva-voce
Kind of exam or history
Like the Sabin vaccine
Much-dreaded exam
Exam given face-to-face
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