n.
1.the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes)
2.a set of questions or exercises evaluating skill or knowledge
3.formal systematic questioning
4.examination of conscience (as done daily by Jesuits)
5.the act of giving students or candidates a test (as by questions) to determine what they know or have learned
Idiom of the Day
cancel (something) out or cancel out (something)
to destroy or wipe out the effect of something
The overeating by the girl cancelled out the benefits of her exercise.