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“piqued”
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peaked (PEEKT) (adjective)
1. Characterizing an object with a pointed or sharp end: The hat that Craig wore had a peaked top and a visor.
2. Describing someone who is pale and in poor health: The little girl looked peaked and tired as she was lying in the hospital bed.
2. Describing someone who is pale and in poor health: The little girl looked peaked and tired as she was lying in the hospital bed.
piqued (PEEK'd) (verb)
To have excited or provoked anger and resentment: Sean's rousing speech obviously piqued the crowd because the people stood and booed and jeered!
Randy's interest in becoming a doctor was piqued when he read about a group of peaked children living in a remote community surrounded by peaked mountains.
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Confusing Words Clarified: Group P; Homonyms, Homophones, Homographs, Synonyms, Polysemes, etc. +
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