Select the most appropriate synonym of the bracketed word to fill in the blank.

The curving rod offers the _________ (mirage) of a larger and spacious bathtub.

illusion

The most appropriate synonym of the bracketed word to fill in the blank is illusion.

• Mirage is a visual illusion caused by atmospheric refraction of light.
• Reflexes are involuntary actions or movements in response to a stimulus.
• Fission is the splitting of an atomic nucleus into two smaller nuclei.
• Illusion is a false or misleading impression of reality.
• Virtual is something that is not physically real but exists only as a computer simulation.