quiz
Pronunciation: (kwiz), [key]
— n., pl. v., quiz•zes, quizzed, quiz•zing.
—n.
- an informal test or examination of a student or class.
- a questioning.
- a practical joke; a hoax.
- an eccentric, often odd-looking person.
—v.t.
- to examine or test (a student or class) informally by questions.
- to question closely: The police quizzed several suspects.
- to make fun of; ridicule; mock; chaff.
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