UNIQUE WORDS game to increase our vocabulary - alphabetical order

Continuance:

1. The act or fact of continuing;

2. The time during which something exists or lasts; duration;

3. A continuation or sequel;

4. Law Postponement or adjournment to a future date.

Ergo - therefore

she was the sole beneficiary of the will, ergo the prime suspect

Gunslinger: one who is armed with a gun, especially an outlaw

Ilk - a type of people or things similar to those already referred to.

"the veiled suggestions that reporters of his ilk seem to be so good at

Juggernaut: 

An overwhelming or unstoppable force

 any terrible force, esp one that destroys or that demands complete self-sacrifice

 a very large lorry for transporting goods by road, esp one that travels throughout Europe

Larcenous: used to describe someone who takes something that does not belong to them, without illegally entering a building to do so, or to describe something that relates to such a crime:  

nose bag           A bag hung over a horse's head

Pencil Neck Geek - A person regarded as foolish, inept, or clumsy. Also, a person who is single-minded or accomplished in scientific or technical pursuits but is felt to be socially inept.