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noun 1. a fantasy or mistaken belief.He operated under the illusion that the city was a safe place until that day he was attacked.Your notion that you will make it big in…

noun a sweet plant secretion that attracts insects and birds, enabling pollination and supplying bees with the chief ingredient for making honey. The hummingbirds sipped nectar from the colorful flowers. See the…

adjective unwilling to accept that which is imposed upon one; feeling opposed, or actively engaging in opposition.The invaders came, but the people were resistant and took up arms against them.Many people are…

intransitive verb to be afflicted by oppressive heat.He was sweltering in the hot room. noun oppressive heat, or suffering caused by such heat.the swelter of midsummer See the full entry