12
grill(verb, phrasal verb, check, examine, measure)
12
interrogate(verb, check, examine, measure, challenge)
10
examine(verb, challenge, demand, request, question)
10
pump(verb, check, examine, measure, challenge)
10
question(verb, examine, challenge, demand, request)
8
query(verb, check, examine, measure, challenge)
8
quiz(verb, check, examine, measure, challenge)
7
catechize(verb, check, examine, measure, challenge)
6
inquire(verb, check, examine, measure, challenge)
5
cross-question(verb, witness)
5
investigate(verb, examine, challenge, demand, request)
5
test(verb, request, question, investigate, survey)
4
catechise
4
give the third degree(verb, expression, idiom, check, examine)
4
go over(verb, expression, examine, challenge, demand)
4
study
3
ask(verb, examine, request, question, test)
3
check(verb, witness)
3
debrief(verb, question, witness)
3
probe(verb, examine, challenge, request, question)
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