UNIQUE WORDS game to increase our vocabulary - alphabetical order

victuals :food; provisions

Xylem - the vascular tissue in plants that conducts water and dissolved nutrients upward from the root and also helps to form the woody element in the stem

Zero-in-On - Take aim at, focus attention on

Brusque

Rough and abrupt in manner of speech, offhand 

Dearth. scarcity  or lack of  something. 

Come March 18th, there will be a dearth of green beer! 

Fervor - intense and passionate feeling

Head-Over-Heels - madly in love; turning over completely in forward motion, as in a somersault

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