UNIQUE WORDS game to increase our vocabulary - alphabetical order

Quote - (verb) repeat or copy out (a group of words from a text or speech), typically with an indication that one is not the original author or speaker. 

Scorch - The act of slightly burning something, which can also mean discoloring it with heat or drying it out.

Unique-being the only one of its kind; unlike anything else.

Yardstick:  a graduated measuring stick one yard in length

a test, standard, or model used in measurement, comparison, or judgment

Argle-bargle — copious but meaningless talk or writing