UNIQUE WORDS game to increase our vocabulary - alphabetical order

Logrolling: 

1) The exchanging of political favors, especially the trading of influence or votes among legislators to achieve passage of projects that are of interest to one another

Ostensible - stated or appearing to be true, but not necessarily so

Quadrille  French ballroom dance for four couples which was very popular at the court of Napoleon I and which found its way into Britain in the early 19th century. The term also refers to the position of corps de ballet dancers within the hierarchy of the Paris Opera (first and second quadrilles, two of the lowest ranks in the company)

Sanguine - optimistic or positive, especially in an apparently bad or difficult situatio

Ubique- Everywhere

Xeroderma: a disease in which the skin becomes dry, hard, and scaly

Alight - descend from a train, bus, or other form of transport