Tricky Seventh Grade Word Pairs: Tricky Word Pairs, List 6

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  1. legislature
    an assembly that makes, amends, or repeals laws
    Tennessee governor Albert H. Roberts had called the state legislature into special session to consider whether to support the Nineteenth Amendment. Votes for Women!
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  2. legislator
    someone who makes or enacts laws
    Among the legislators who took the oath of office was Jeannette Rankin of Montana, the first female member of Congress. Votes for Women!
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  3. palate
    the surface of the mouth separating oral and nasal cavities
    Winnie was dazzling, and even the fact that she had never before tasted curry and drank glass after glass of water to cool her palate only added to her charm. Long Walk to Freedom
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  4. palette
    range of color characteristic of a painting, artist, etc.
    The city’s range of colors, its palette, is similar to that of the Netherlands. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers
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  5. pallet
    a portable platform for storing or moving goods
    The supplies were stacked on large wooden pallets and stood as tall and wide as four homes in Kaunas. Between Shades of Gray
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  6. simple
    having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved
    At this point, because of reading comic books, my English had improved to a level where I could read simple sentences. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography
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  7. simplistic
    characterized by extreme and misleading lack of complexity
    Figure 1.77 contains a few very simplistic examples of how these "road map signs" will work. Understanding Basic Music Theory
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  8. statue
    a sculpture representing a human or animal
    An enormous stone statue of the Buddha sat cross-legged and serene near one wall of the cave. A Wish in the Dark
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  9. statute
    an act passed by a legislative body
    He was familiar with the state’s statutes and was completely capable of trying a case in court. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
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  10. undo
    cancel, annul, or reverse an action or its effect
    “If you could go back, if you could undo what you did to me, would you?” Six of Crows
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  11. undue
    not appropriate or proper in the circumstances
    This she takes an undue length of time to unfold and scan. The Handmaid's Tale
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Created on Tue May 27 15:09:09 EDT 2025

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