WORD OF THE WEEK!

squelch: /skwelch/

–verb (used with object)
1. to strike or press with crushing force
2. to put down, suppress, or silence, as with a crushing retort or argument.
–verb (used without object)
3. to make a splashing sound.
4. to tread heavily in water, mud, wet shoes, etc., with such a sound.
–noun
5. a squelched or crushed mass of anything.
6. a splashing sound.
7. an act of squelching or suppressing, as by a crushing retort or argument.
8. Also called squelch circuit, noise suppressor. Electronics . a circuit in a receiver, as a radio receiver, that automatically reduces or eliminates noise when the receiver is tuned to a frequency at which virtually no carrier wave occurs.

bijou: /bee-zhoo/

1. a jewel.
2. something small, delicate, and exquisitely wrought.

gizmo /giz-moh/

1.A mechanical device or part whose name is forgotten or unknown

sibylline: /sib-uh-lean/

1. of, resembling, or characteristic of a sibyl; prophetic
2. mysterious

tantivy: /tan-tiv-ee/

–adverb
1. at full gallop
–adjective
2. swift
–noun
3. a gallop
–interjection
4. (used as a hunting cry when the chase is at full speed.)

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