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quiz [ kwiz ]


noun  (plural quizzes)
Definition:
 
1. test of knowledge: a test of knowledge in the form of a short or rapid series of questions

2. trick: a hoax, joke, or other trick ( archaic )

3. eccentric: somebody considered to be eccentric ( archaic )



transitive verb  (3rd person present singular quizzes, present participle quizzing, past and past participle quizzed)
Definition:
 
1. interrogate somebody: to subject somebody to sustained close questioning
She was quizzed about the disappearance of the money.

2. North America test student or class: to give a short test to a class of pupils or students

3. ridicule somebody: to make fun of somebody ( archaic )

4. peer at somebody: to look intently at somebody ( archaic )

[Late 18th century. Origin ?]

quizzer noun

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