finals
Semester's last tests
Finals are the last examinations of an academic term, typically carrying significant weight in determining course grades: I have three finals next week.
The word also refers to the last round of a competition, where remaining contestants face off to determine a winner: She made it to the finals but lost in the championship match.
Exam at semester's middle
- SATCollege admissions exam
- oralsExaminations conducted aloud
- quizBrief informal test
- assessmentFormal evaluation of worth
cram · curve · study · revision · preparation · grades · semester · coursework
Championship elimination series
- quarterfinalsPenultimate four matches
- bracketSupport or category
- seedEmbryonic plant capsule
- championshipCompetition for top rank
elimination · contenders · trophy · matchup · title · underdog · upset · league
Mechanism linking engine to gearbox
- pivotalVitally important, deciding
- criticalExpressing disapproval or importance
- crucialOf supreme importance
- momentousOf great significance
defining · high-stakes · do-or-die · make-or-break · tiebreaker · winner-takes-all · game seven · championship point
Persistent apprehensive distress
- pressureForce upon contact
- tensionStretched or strained state
- burnoutChronic occupational depletion
- overwhelmDefeat by excess
fatigue · nervousness · worry · panic · strain · exhaustion · insomnia · cramming
Without prescribed technique
- heatTransferred thermal energy
- relayStage-by-stage transmission
- medleyVaried mixture or blend
- backstrokeSupine aquatic locomotion
butterfly · breaststroke · lane · anchor · split · block · deck · trials
Academic argument requiring defense
- dissertationExtended academic treatise
- vivaAcclaim meaning "live"
- capstoneTopmost stone of structure
- defenseProtection against harm
comprehensive · qualifying · oral examination · portfolio · senior project · culminating · undergraduate · postgraduate
midterm
Exam at semester's middle
assessment · cram · curve · study · revision · preparation · grades · semester · coursework · tutoring
playoffs
Championship elimination series
- quarterfinalsPenultimate four matches
- bracketSupport or category
- seedEmbryonic plant capsule
championship · elimination · contenders · trophy · matchup · title · underdog · upset · league · clinch
clutch
Mechanism linking engine to gearbox
- pivotalVitally important, deciding
- criticalExpressing disapproval or importance
- crucialOf supreme importance
momentous · defining · high-stakes · do-or-die · make-or-break · tiebreaker · winner-takes-all · game seven · championship point · match point
anxiety
Persistent apprehensive distress
overwhelm · fatigue · nervousness · worry · panic · strain · exhaustion · insomnia · cramming · procrastination
freestyle
Without prescribed technique
backstroke · butterfly · breaststroke · lane · anchor · split · block · deck · trials · Olympic trials
thesis
Academic argument requiring defense
- dissertationExtended academic treatise
- vivaAcclaim meaning "live"
- capstoneTopmost stone of structure
defense · comprehensive · qualifying · oral examination · portfolio · senior project · culminating · undergraduate · postgraduate · degree
- footballfootball, touchdown, field goal, quarterback, end zone
- teachingteaching, lesson plans, instructing, educating, courses
- academicsprofessor, course, university professors, math, professors
- archeryarrow, bow, bows, arrows, archer
- basketballbasketball, rebound, dunk, basketball camps, dribble
- college lifefreshman, freshman year, sophomore, junior, classes
finalsmidterms
Exams at semester's center
placement tests · entrance exams · diagnostic tests · pretests · pop quizzes
finalspreliminaries
Initial preparatory actions
qualifiers · opening round · first round · tryouts · qualifying rounds
finalsdrafts
Preliminary written versions
rough drafts · preliminaries · sketches · outlines · mock-ups
- final examConcluding course assessment
- final strawLimit-exceeding final burden
- grand finaleSpectacular concluding event
- final warningLast notice before action
- final sayUltimate deciding authority
- final daysConcluding period
final, finally, finale, finalize, finalized, finality, finalist, semifinal, finalizing