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il·lu·so·ry  audio  (-ls-r, -z-r) KEY  

ADJECTIVE:
Produced by, based on, or having the nature of an illusion; deceptive: "Secret activities offer presidents the alluring but often illusory promise that they can achieve foreign policy goals without the bothersome debate and open decision that are staples of democracy" (Tom Wicker).



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