Vocab Tadka : Peek vs Pique vs Peak (Confusing Words)

Lets discuss the difference between confusing words Peek , Pique & Peak.

PEEK

1

(n)

a secret look Type: ‘noun.act’ Synonym: peep,

1

(v)

throw a glance at; take a brief look at Type: ‘verb.perception’ Usage: ‘She only glanced at the paper’ Usage: ‘I only peeked–I didn’t see anything interesting’ Synonym: glance, glint,

Sentence Usage : To learn the word better write your sentence in comment below 

• A peek behind the net curtains into a world we do n’t want to look at.
• I have to peek through the jungle foliage to see the village itself.
• So having had a peek over the precipice, without being profound about it, makes you understand the frailty of human life.

PIQUE

1

(n)

tightly woven fabric with raised cords Type: ‘noun.artifact’

2

(n)

a sudden outburst of anger Type: ‘noun.feeling’ Usage: ‘his temper sparked like damp firewood’ Synonym: irritation, temper,

1

(v)

cause to feel resentment or indignation Type: ‘verb.emotion’ Usage: ‘Her tactless remark offended me’ Synonym: offend,

Sentence Usage : To learn the word better write your sentence in comment below 

• Albert is long dead – killed in a fit of pique by Harold hurling an assegai through the door of the kazee.
• I wanted a name that would pique the curiosity of my perspective audience.Bidlake, in what appears to have been a bout of hurt pride or possibly pique, refused to submit a second design.

How to Remember :  pique -> pi+que.. If you are standing in a QUE(ue) in a Pie shop (cake) for a long time you get ANNOYED ,IRRITATED and you tend to show RESENTMENT

PEAK

1

(n)

the most extreme possible amount or value Type: ‘noun.quantity’ Usage: ‘voltage peak’ Synonym: extremum,

2

(n)

the period of greatest prosperity or productivity Type: ‘noun.time’ Synonym: bloom, blossom, efflorescence, flower, flush, heyday, prime,

3

(n)

the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development Type: ‘noun.state’ Usage: ‘his landscapes were deemed the acme of beauty’ Usage: ‘the artist’s gifts are at their acme’ Usage: ‘at the height of her career’ Usage: ‘the peak of perfection’ Usage: ‘summer was at its peak’ Usage: ‘…catapulted Einstein to the pinnacle of fame’ Usage: ‘the summit of his ambition’ Usage: ‘so many highest superlatives achieved by man’ Usage: ‘at the top of his profession’ Synonym: acme, elevation, height, meridian, pinnacle, summit, superlative, tiptop, top,

4

(n)

the top or extreme point of something (usually a mountain or hill) Type: ‘noun.location’ Usage: ‘the view from the peak was magnificent’ Usage: ‘they clambered to the tip of Monadnock’ Usage: ‘the region is a few molecules wide at the summit’ Synonym: crest, crown, summit, tip, top,

5

(n)

a V shape Type: ‘noun.shape’ Usage: ‘the cannibal’s teeth were filed to sharp points’ Synonym: point, tip,

6

(n)

the highest point (of something) Type: ‘noun.location’ Usage: ‘at the peak of the pyramid’ Synonym: acme, apex, vertex,

7

(n)

a brim that projects to the front to shade the eyes Type: ‘noun.artifact’ Usage: ‘he pulled down the bill of his cap and trudged ahead’ Synonym: bill, eyeshade, visor, vizor,

1

(v)

to reach the highest point; attain maximum intensity, activity Type: ‘verb.motion’ Usage: ‘That wild, speculative spirit peaked in 1929’ Usage: ‘Bids for the painting topped out at $50 million’ Synonym: top out,

Sentence Usage : To learn the word better write your sentence in comment below 

• Yet even from the highest peak he’ll fall into the deepest abyss from where there ‘s no escape.
• This would be a major administrative task – particularly at the peak entry time.
• Could the planners look at something to alleviate what is only a peak period problem?

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