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Verto & Trepo
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| avert | to turn aside |
| divert | to turn attention away from; as, divert the mind |
| revert | to turn back |
| extrovert | an outgoing person who likes to be with other people |
| introvert | a shy person |
| ambivert | having the characteristics of both an extrovert and an introvert |
| conversation | to take turns during a discussion |
| malversation | ill-conduct or turning in office |
| anniversary | the return of the year |
| advertise | turn attention toward; as, advertise a sale |
| contrive | to plan in a clever way; invent |
| tropics | the circle at which the sun turns; the region of the earth near the equator well known for having a hot climate |
| trophy | Something given to recognize a win or accomplishment; an award |
| geotropism | growth of a living organism in response to gravity; the downward growth of plant roots |
| heliotropism | the tendency to turn toward, or away from the light, esp. sunlight, as in a sunflower |
| heliotrope | a plant that tends to turn toward, or away from the light, esp. sunlight, as in a sunflower |
| hydrotropism | movement or growth, as by an organism or plant root, either toward or away from water |
| phototropism | the tendency of plants to turn in response to light; the tendency of plants to turn or grow in a particular direction in response to light |
| troposphere | the innermost layer of the atmosphere, six to twelve miles above the earth's surface |
| entropy | the turn toward randomness and disorder |