UNIQUE WORDS game to increase our vocabulary - alphabetical order

woodshedding-spontaeneous barbershop singing 

 Fairiela:

Sextant - a doubly reflecting navigation instrument that measures the angular distance between two visible objects 

tachyphylaxis
noun

1. Medicine/Medical. immediate, temporary immunization against the effects of injection of a toxic extract owing to previous small injections of the same extract.
2. a decreased response to a medicine given over a period of time so that larger doses are required to produce the same response.

Windage - the air resistance of a moving object, such as a vessel or a rotating machine part, or the force of the wind on a stationary object, the effect of the wind in deflecting a missile such as a bullet

"when zeroing my new pistol, had to adjust for windage on the rear sight"

Yore:of long ago or former times (used in nostalgic or mock-nostalgic recollection).

"my companions recounted battles of yore"

Addle - ad·dle
/ˈadl/  make unable to think clearly; confuse

Cauldron: A cauldron (or caldron) is a large pot (kettle) for cooking or boiling over an open fire, with a lid and frequently with an arc-shaped hanger.