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10th Grade
05/18/2009

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advert
Definition
turn attention; refer
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aversion
Definition
feeling or repugnance toward something with a desire to turn away from it; strong dislike; antipathy
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avert
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prevent; avoid
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controversy
Definition
dispute; debate; quarrel
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convert
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transform
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diversion
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entertainment; amusement
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divert
Definition
1. turn aside
2. amuse; entertain
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extrovert
Definition
someone "turned outward"
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inadvertently
Definition
without turning one's mind to the matter at hand; carelessly; unintentionally
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incontrovertible
Definition
not able to be disputed; not open to question
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introvert
Definition
someone "turned inward"
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introvert
Definition
turn inward
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invert
Definition
turn upside down
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obverse
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side turned toward the observer; thererfore, the front of a coin, medal, etc
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perverse
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turned away from what is right or good; corrupt; wrongheaded
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pervert
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turn away from right or truth; give a wrong meaning to
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revert
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return; go back
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versatile
Definition
able to turn with ease from one thing to another; adaptable
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verse
Definition
line of poetry
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vertigo
Definition
condition in which one feels that one's surroundings are turning about; dizziness
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