acid test vs oral

acid test

noun
  • A rigorous test or appraisal of the quality or worth of something. 

  • In the 1960s, a party based around the use and advocacy of the psychedelic drug LSD ("acid"). 

oral

noun
  • A spoken test or examination, particularly in a language class. 

  • A physical examination of the mouth. 

adj
  • Pronounced by the voice resonating in the mouth, as the vowels in English. 

  • Done or taken by the mouth. 

  • Relating to or denoting a stage of infantile psychosexual development during which libidinal gratification is derived from intake (as of food), by sucking, and later by biting. 

  • Relating to the transmission of information or literature by word of mouth. 

  • Of, relating to, or characterized by personality traits of passive dependency and aggressiveness. 

  • Relating to the mouth. 

  • Using speech or the lips especially in teaching the deaf. 

  • Not having reached the stage of literacy. 

  • Spoken rather than written. 

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