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| quiz [ kwiz ] |
noun (plural quizzes) |
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1. test of knowledge: a test of knowledge in the form of a short or rapid series of questions
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2. trick: a hoax, joke, or other trick
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archaic
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3. eccentric: somebody considered to be eccentric
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archaic
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transitive verb (3rd person present singular quizzes, present participle quizzing, past and past participle quizzed) |
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1. interrogate somebody: to subject somebody to sustained close questioning
  She was quizzed about the disappearance of the money.
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2. North America test student or class: to give a short test to a class of pupils or students
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3. ridicule somebody: to make fun of somebody
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archaic
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4. peer at somebody: to look intently at somebody
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archaic
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| [Late 18th century. Origin ?] |
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| quizzer noun |
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