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n. (law) a judicial reexamination of the proceedings of a court (especially by an appellate court)

n. a formal or official examination; "the platoon stood ready for review"; "we had to wait for the inspection before we could use the elevator"

inspection, review

n. a formal or official examination; "the platoon stood ready for review"; "we had to wait for the inspection before we could use the elevator"

revue, review

n. a variety show with topical sketches and songs and dancing and comedians

reappraisal, revaluation, review, reassessment

n. a new appraisal or evaluation

review, critique, critical review, review article

n. an essay or article that gives a critical evaluation (as of a book or play)

review, reexamine

v. look at again; examine again; "let's review your situation"

review, critique

v. appraise critically; "She reviews books for the New York Times"; "Please critique this performance"

review, study again

v. look at again; examine again; "let's review your situation"

review, brush up, refresh

v. refresh one's memory; "I reviewed the material before the test"

review, look back, retrospect

v. look back upon (a period of time, sequence of events); remember; "she reviewed her achievements with pride"

review, go over, survey

v. hold a review (of troops)

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review

adj. contemplative of things past: "a retrospective exhibit of an artist's work"

examination, exam, test

n. a set of questions or exercises evaluating skill or knowledge; "when the test was stolen the professor had to make a new set of questions"

recapitulation

n. (music) the section of a composition or movement (especially in sonata form) in which musical themes that were introduced earlier are repeated

audit

n. a methodical examination or review of a condition or situation; "he made an audit of all the plants on his property"; "an energy efficiency audit"; "an email log audit"

audit

n. a methodical examination or review of a condition or situation; "he made an audit of all the plants on his property"; "an energy efficiency audit"; "an email log audit"

observation

n. the act of making and recording a measurement

analysis

n. a form of literary criticism in which the structure of a piece of writing is analyzed

comment, commentary

n. a written explanation or criticism or illustration that is added to a book or other textual material; "he wrote an extended comment on the proposal"

report, news report, story, account, write up

n. a short account of the news; "the report of his speech"; "the story was on the 11 o'clock news"; "the account of his speech that was given on the evening news made the governor furious"

reevaluation

n. the evaluation of something a second time (or more)

diary, journal

n. a daily written record of (usually personal) experiences and observations

reassess, reevaluate

v. revise or renew one's assessment

criticize, criticise

v. act as a critic; "Those who criticize others often are not perfect, either"

analyze, analyse, study, examine, canvass, canvas

v. consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning; "analyze a sonnet by Shakespeare"; "analyze the evidence in a criminal trial"; "analyze your real motives"

reconsider

v. consider again (a bill) that had been voted upon before, with a view to altering it

rethink

v. change one's mind; "He rethought his decision to take a vacation"

concentrate, focus, center, centre, pore, rivet

v. direct one's attention on something; "Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies"

examine, see

v. observe, check out, and look over carefully or inspect; "The customs agent examined the baggage"; "I must see your passport before you can enter the country"

chew over, think over, meditate, ponder, excogitate, contemplate, muse, reflect, mull, mull over, ruminate, speculate

v. reflect deeply on a subject; "I mulled over the events of the afternoon"; "philosophers have speculated on the question of God for thousands of years"; "The scientist must stop to observe and start to excogitate"

size up, take stock, scrutinize, scrutinise

v. to look at critically or searchingly, or in minute detail; "he scrutinized his likeness in the mirror"

study, meditate, contemplate

v. think intently and at length, as for spiritual purposes; "He is meditating in his study"

look

v. have a certain outward or facial expression; "How does she look?"; "The child looks unhappy"; "She looked pale after the surgery"

retroactive

adj. descriptive of any event or stimulus or process that has an effect on the effects of events or stimuli or process that occurred previously

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