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Fallacy a misconception resulting from incorrect reasoning Flourish grow well; prosper; make sweeping gestures; wave; brandish; Ex. The trees flourished in the sun. N: showy movement or gesture; embellishment or ornamentation (esp. in handwriting) Formidable extremely impressive in strength or excellence Gargoyle an ornament consisting of a grotesquely carved figure of a person or animal Guerrilla a member of an irregular armed force that fights a stronger force by sabotage and harassment Guru a Hindu or Buddhist religious leader and spiritual teacher Heritage practices that are handed down from the past by tradition Hieroglyphic a writing system using picture symbols Hologram the intermediate photograph (or photographic record) that contains information for reproducing a three-dimensional image by holography Hypocrisy insincerity by virtue of pretending to have qualities or beliefs that you do not really have Impertinent not pertinent to the matter under consideration Inference logical interpretation based on prior knowledge and experience Introspection the contemplation of your own thoughts and desires and conduct Jaunty having a cheerful, lively, and self-confident air Jovial full of or showing high-spirited merriment Kilometer a metric unit of length equal to 1000 meters (or 0.621371 miles) Labyrinth complex system of paths or tunnels in which it is easy to get lost Laconic brief and to the point Lichen plant composed of a fungus and alga, growing on rocks, tree trunks Light-Year light distance travels in one year (9.5 trillion km) Maneuver an action aimed at evading an opponent Marsupial mammals of which the females have a pouch (the marsupium) containing the teats where the young are fed and carried Metaphor a figure of speech in which an expression is used to refer to something that it does not literally denote in order to suggest a similarity Mosaic art consisting of a design made of small pieces of colored stone or glass Immune (usually followed by 'to') not affected by a given influence