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anniversary The date on which an event occurs every year Every year an event turns a year older noun

On June 26th, my grandparents will have been married for sixty-six years. They will remember this anniversary with a celebration.

conversation A discussion that switches from one person to another A discussion that “turns back and forth”

When two people take turns speaking back and forth to each other, they are having a conversation.

convert To turn or change your beliefs or your way of thinking verb

The Spanish missionaries worked to convert the Indians to Catholicism.

diversify To divide up money into different investments so that if one area turns for the worse then you will be protected. verb

The banker told me not to put all my money into one account, but to diversify and invest my money into different accounts.

diversion Something that turns your attention off of what you are thinking about noun

The music assembly was a welcome diversion from the academic work of the school day.

extrovert A person who turns his or her attention outward toward other people noun

Extroverts love to meet new people and are not shy at all!

introvert A person who turns his or her attention inward toward himself or herself A shy person noun

Sarah was so quiet and shy and kept to herself at recess and the other students thought that she was an introvert.

invert To turn or flip in the opposite direction verb

I will invert the light switch and change the position from “on” to “off”.

revert To turn back to a previous action or thought To go back in thought or speech To give back verb

Let’s revert to the discussion we had yesterday Let’s revert to the discussion we had yesterday. We’ll revert to the ideas we had before.

subvert To corrupt or undermine; to turn against established authority verb

If you go against the rules, you are trying to subvert them. Someone who does something illegal subverts the law.

He tried to subvert the law and rob the bank, but the thief got caught!