UNIQUE WORDS game to increase our vocabulary - alphabetical order

penitent

Raucous  - harsh; strident; grating: raucous voices; raucous laughter

untoward unexpected and adverse; unfortunate or unlucky

"She answered questions but was reticent most of the time, keeping an eye on Molly as if she was afraid the child would do something untoward. " 

Xerus-a genus of coarse-haired long-tailed African ground squirrels that somewhat resemble prairie dogs in habits.

Zenith:  1) the point of the celestial sphere that is directly opposite the nadir and vertically above the observer;                                                                                                                                                                                           2) the highest point reached in the heavens by a celestial body;                                                                                   3) culminating point.

Bamboozle - fool or cheat (someone), confound or perplex.