UNIQUE WORDS game to increase our vocabulary - alphabetical order

Convoluted - (especially of an argument, story, or sentence) extremely complex and difficult to follow

Fathom:- a linear unit of measurement for water depth.

hyperbole * impression by extravagant exaggeration

Inane - Devoid of Intelligence

Juxtaposition: the act or an instance of placing two or more things side by side often to compare or contrast or to create an interesting effect  

Lumber- the wood of trees prepared for use as building material.

Nictate - blink.

the lid of her left eye began to nictate

Quizzical:  perplexed (as if being expected to know something that you do not know);

seeming to ask a question without saying anything.