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quizzed

/kwɪzd/

Meanings
verb
To hoax; to chaff or mock with pretended seriousness of discourse; to make sport of, as by obscure questions.

Examples :

"The older students quizzed the new freshman with made-up rules and fake traditions of the school. "
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Related Words

Illustration students

students noun

/ˈstjuːdn̩ts/ /ˈstudn̩ts/

A person who studies or learns about a particular subject.

"He is a student of life."

Illustration interrogate

interrogate verb

/ɪnˈtɛrəˌɡeɪt/ /ɪnˈtɛrəˌɡət/

To question or quiz, especially in a thorough and/or aggressive manner

"The police interrogated the suspect at some length before they let him go."

Illustration suspicion

suspicion noun

/sə.ˈspɪ.ʃən/

The act of suspecting something or someone, especially of something wrong.

"My suspicion that my neighbor was having a party last night was confirmed when I heard loud music. "

Illustration suspiciously

suspiciously adverb

/səˈspɪʃəsli/ /səˈspɪʃəsliː/

(manner) In a way suggesting suspicion.

"The police officer looked at her suspiciously."

Illustration vocabulary

vocabulary noun

/vəʊˈkabjʊləɹɪ/ /voʊˈkæbjəlɛɹi/

A usually alphabetized and explained collection of words e.g. of a particular field, or prepared for a specific purpose, often for learning.

"The student used the new vocabulary list to learn the names of different flowers. "

Illustration traditions

traditions noun

/trəˈdɪʃənz/

A part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation, possibly differing in detail from family to family, such as the way to celebrate holidays.

"Our family has many traditions, such as the special foods we eat on Thanksgiving, which differ slightly from the traditions of my cousins. "

Illustration mockingly

mockingly adverb

/ˈmɑkɪŋli/ /ˈmɔkɪŋli/

Said, written, or done with the intent to mock, or ridicule; with mocking effect.

"The older brother mockingly imitated his younger sister's whining voice. "

Illustration questions

questions noun

/ˈkwɛstʃənz/

A sentence, phrase or word which asks for information, reply or response; an interrogative.

"What is your question?"

Illustration freshman

freshman noun

/ˈfɹɛʃmən/

A novice; one in the rudiments of knowledge.

"The new employee was a freshman at the company, still learning the basic procedures. "

Illustration discourse

discourse noun

/dɪsˈkɔː(ɹ)s/

Verbal exchange, conversation.

"The discourse between the teacher and the student was about the upcoming history exam. "

Illustration pretended

pretended verb

/pɹɪˈtɛndɪd/

To claim, to allege, especially when falsely or as a form of deliberate deception.

"The child pretended to be asleep so he wouldn't have to eat his vegetables. "

Illustration seriousness

seriousness noun

/ˈsɪəɹiəsnəs/ /ˈsɪɹiəsnəs/

The state or quality of being serious.

"The teacher emphasized the seriousness of failing the final exam. "