UNIQUE WORDS game to increase our vocabulary - alphabetical order

Deft - skillful in physical movements; especially of the hands 

Fracas - a noisy disturbance or quarrel.

Hunky-Dory - fine; going well. 

                                 "everything is hunky-dory"

Juliette Balcony - Providing a 'guard' or security barrier to sliding doors or inward opening full-height French Doors on a first-floor room or above, a Juliet balcony lets in more natural light, and fresh air when the doors are open 

Laetificate - It’s a word not much used since the 1600s which means  to lift someone’s spirits.

nihilist: one who considers traditional beliefs to be groundless and existence meaningless

quorum: minimal number of members necessary to conduct a meeting so that the proceedings are valid

Retrocede - to go back, recede. To cede back something, like...territory.