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pique

(French) a feeling of slight irritation or resentment.



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During his present short stay, Emma had barely seen him; but just enough to feel that the first meeting was over, and to give her the impression of his not being improved by the mixture of pique and pretension, now spread over his air.
It was an inscription well calculated to pique curiosity.
I pique myself on my wisdom there, Arthur, and as an old fellow to whom wisdom had become cheap, I bestow it upon you.
 
 
 
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