Term: self-deception: a misconception that is favorable to the person who holds it
Broader: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) | Unrelated: jawbreaker: a word that is hard to pronounce
Broader: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) | Unrelated: white fringed orchis: bog orchid of eastern North America with a spike of pure white fringed flowers
Broader: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) | Unrelated: saltation: (geology) the leaping movement of sand or soil particles as they are transported in a fluid medium over an uneven surface
Broader: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) | Unrelated: garter snake: any of numerous nonvenomous longitudinally-striped viviparous North American and Central American snakes
Broader: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) | Unrelated: shell corporation: a company that is incorporated but has no assets or operations
Broader: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) | Unrelated: adjunct: a person who is an assistant or subordinate to another
Broader: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) | Unrelated: hasidim: a sect of Orthodox Jews that arose out of a pietistic movement originating in eastern Europe in the second half of the 18th century; a sect that follows the Mosaic law strictly
Broader: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) | Unrelated: kraurosis vulvae: kraurosis of the vulva; often a precancerous lesion
Broader: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) | Unrelated: utricularia: bladderworts: large genus of aquatic carnivorous plants; cosmopolitan in distribution
Broader: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) | Unrelated: visit: the act of going to see some person or place or thing for a short time