After the mine went out of business, the town struggled to keep up the illusion that it was flourishing, but visitors could see that the neighborhoods and houses were shabby and slowly falling into disrepair.

based on the context,
what is the best definition of the word illusion?

a. forces that cannot be explained by science or nature
b. conception of something perfect
c. something that appears to be real but is not
d. extremely happy, peaceful, or picturesque

Based on the context, the best definition of the word "illusion" is C. Something that appears to be real but is not.

Explanation: The word "illusion" is a noun and it is used to refer to a false belief, that is to say to the act of thinking that something is real when it actually is not. In that way, "illusion" makes reference to a misleading impression. In the passage provided, "illusion" has been used to indicate the false belief that the people living in a town had about their own town, that is to say the belief that it was flourishing when it was actually "falling into disrepair". Therefore, the option that provides the best definition of the word "illusion" is C. "Something that appears to be real but is not".

h it's isaac again my bad i just seen this and i was like hey she's a fwend but yeah wussup

halibut, flounder, tuna, and trout are all fish. so your first answer is 1.) fish. and since fish is edible, your next answer would be 3). edible

to describe those fishes more thoroughly, some of those fishes live in fresh water, and some of the fishes live in salt water, and that is not a thing that they all have in common. the question is asking what is common with all of the fish, so answer choices 2). fresh water and 4). salt water are not right.