orals
Face-to-face examinations
Orals are spoken examinations, especially in academic settings.
A doctoral candidate defends their dissertation in orals.
The word also refers informally to oral sex acts: She's into orals.
In both senses, the word names something done with the mouth—speaking or stimulating.
Academic argument requiring defense
- dissertationExtended academic treatise
- vivaAcclaim meaning "live"
- defenseProtection against harm
- candidacyPursuit of office
qualifying · comprehensive · prelims · examination · committee · supervisor · doctoral · masters
Routine health evaluation
- examinationMethodical assessment or review
- cleaningRemoving dirt and mess
- cavityEmpty space within
- fillingMaterial placed within
hygiene · gums · teeth · plaque · tartar · fluoride · screening · prophylaxis
Bound by formal promise
- depositionFormal testimony under oath
- witnessOne who attests
- courtroomJudicial proceedings chamber
- cross-examinationOpposing party questions witness
testimony · testify · oath · evidence · subpoena · perjury · hearsay · admissible
Of or in words
- speechOral communication ability
- articulationClear vocal expression
- pronunciationManner of speaking words
- vocalizationProducing sounds with voice
utterance · enunciation · diction · phonetics · dialect · accent · fluency · expression
thesis
Academic argument requiring defense
- dissertationExtended academic treatise
- vivaAcclaim meaning "live"
- defenseProtection against harm
candidacy · qualifying · comprehensive · prelims · examination · committee · supervisor · doctoral · masters · graduate
checkup
Routine health evaluation
- examinationMethodical assessment or review
- cleaningRemoving dirt and mess
- cavityEmpty space within
filling · hygiene · gums · teeth · plaque · tartar · fluoride · screening · prophylaxis · inspection
sworn
Bound by formal promise
- depositionFormal testimony under oath
- witnessOne who attests
- courtroomJudicial proceedings chamber
cross-examination · testimony · testify · oath · evidence · subpoena · perjury · hearsay · admissible · corroborate
verbal
Of or in words
- speechOral communication ability
- articulationClear vocal expression
- pronunciationManner of speaking words
vocalization · utterance · enunciation · diction · phonetics · dialect · accent · fluency · expression · intonation
- pharmaceuticalsanalgesics, medicines, anesthetics, pills, acetaminophen
- graduate schooldissertations, thesis, capstone, research, dissertation
- PhD lifedissertation, thesis defense, qualifying exams, coursework, seminars
- PhD milestoneswritten exams, comprehensive exams, comps, prelims, dissertation defense
oralswritten exams
Assessments answered in prose
papers · essays · dissertations · thesis · term papers
Information conveyed through text
writing · text · written word · print · written
- oral argumentSpoken case presentation
- oral examSpoken academic assessment
- oral hygieneMouth cleanliness maintenance
- oral performanceSpoken presentation to listeners
- oral testSpoken examination format
- oral healthState of mouth, teeth, gums