UNIQUE WORDS game to increase our vocabulary - alphabetical order

Noxious-   Harmful, destructive or poisonous.  

Pedantic: an insulting word used to describe someone who annoys others by correcting small errors, caring too much about minor details, or emphasizing their own expertise especially in some narrow or boring subject matter. 

redoubtable: (of a person) formidable, especially as an opponent." Eg. He was a redoubtable debater"

/rəˈdoudəb(ə)l/

Telegenic - having an appearance or manner that is appealing on television.

"his telegenic charm appears to be his major asset

Vaporware:  new software that has been announced or marketed but has not been produced.

xenophobia: fear and hatred of strangers or foreigners or of anything that is strange or foreign

Zonked - Tired/exhausted or under the influence of drugs/alchol.