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Word Explanations facade, anachronism, liability, sleeper, fatalism, mote, somnambulist, levee, eddo, piddle

Explanation of facade (noun)
form: facades
a showy misrepresentation intended to conceal something unpleasant

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Explanation of anachronism (noun)
a person who seems to be displaced in time

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Explanation of liability (noun)
form: liabilities
the quality of being something that holds you back

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Explanation of sleeper (noun)
form: sleepers
railroad passenger car with beds

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Explanation of fatalism (noun)
a philosophical doctrine holding that all events are predetermined in advance for all time and human beings are powerless to change them

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Explanation of mote (noun)
form: motes
(nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything; particle; corpuscle; speck

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Explanation of somnambulist (noun)
someone who walks about in their sleep; noctambulist

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Explanation of levee (noun)
form: levees
an embankment that is built in order to prevent a river from overflowing

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Explanation of eddo (noun)
edible starchy tuberous root of taro plants; dasheen

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Explanation of piddle (noun)
liquid excretory product; pee; weewee; water

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