Grade 5: Vocabulary vers, vert

Question 1

extrovert

Answer 1

a person who turns his or her attention outward toward other people

Question 2

diversion

Answer 2

something that turns your attention off of what you are thinking about

Question 3

invert

Answer 3

to turn or flip in the opposite direction

Question 4

convert

Answer 4

to turn or change your beliefs or way of thinking

Question 5

diversify

Answer 5

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

Question 6

subvert

Answer 6

to corrupt or undermine; to turn against established authority

Question 7

conversation

Answer 7

a discussion that switches from one person to another; a discussion that “turns back and forth”

Question 8

revert

Answer 8

to turn back to a previous action or thought; to go back in thought or speech; to give back

Question 9

anniversary

Answer 9

the date on which an event occurs every year; every year an event turns a year older

Question 10

introvert

Answer 10

a person who turns his or her attention inward toward himself or herself; a shy person