pique : (v) stimulate (interest or curiosity)
Her vague answers piqued my interest—I loved a mystery.
Okay, people, I know it sounds like “peaked” ( (v) reach a highest point, either of a specified value or at a specified time) but I promise you IT IS NOT. THEY ARE IN NO WAY RELATED OR AT ALL SIMILAR IN MEANING. PLEASE STOP USING PEAKED WHEN YOU MEAN PIQUED.
/yet another less-than-common language peeve that nevertheless raises my blood pressure something fierce
