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
in effect
for practical purposes, basically
The man's silence was in effect, a way of disagreeing with the other people in the meeting.