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VERT words 63 words

February 5, 2010 By Ivete (New York, NY)Top 10 Word Lister
Words with the VERT root, which means "turn"

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  1. vertebra
    one of the bony segments of the spinal column
  2. vertebral
    of or relating to or constituting vertebrae
  3. vertebrate
    animals having a bony or cartilaginous skeleton with a segmented spinal column and a large brain enclosed in a skull or cranium
  4. accessory vertebral vein
    a vein that accompanies the vertebral vein but passes through the foramen of the transverse process of the 7th cervical vertebra and empties into the brachiocephalic vein
  5. advertence
    the process of being heedful
  6. advert
    give heed (to)
  7. advertent
    giving attention
  8. advertency
    the process of being heedful
  9. adversary
    someone who offers opposition
  10. adverse
    in an opposing direction
  11. adversity
    a state of misfortune or affliction
  12. advertisement
    a public promotion of some product or service
  13. anniversary
    the date on which an event occurred in some previous year (or the celebration of it)
  14. averse
    (usually followed by `to') strongly opposed
  15. controversy
    a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement
  16. conversation
    the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc.
  17. convert
    change the nature, purpose, or function of something
  18. diverse
    distinctly dissimilar or unlike
  19. diversified
    having variety of character or form or components; or having increased variety
  20. divert
    turn aside; turn away from
  21. extrovert
    (psychology) a person concerned more with practical realities than with inner thoughts and feelings
  22. introvert
    fold inwards
  23. inverse
    reversed (turned backward) in order or nature or effect
  24. invert
    turn inside out or upside down
  25. reverse
    change to the contrary
  26. revert
    go back to a previous state
  27. traverse
    travel across
  28. subvert
    destroy completely
  29. universal
    applicable to or common to all members of a group or set
  30. universe
    everything that exists anywhere
  31. university
    a large and diverse institution of higher learning created to educate for life and for a profession and to grant degrees
  32. version
    something a little different from others of the same type
  33. versatility
    having a wide variety of skills
  34. verse
    a piece of poetry
  35. Perseus
    (Greek mythology) the son of Zeus who slew Medusa (with the help of Athena and Hermes) and rescued Andromeda from a sea monster
  36. vertebrate
    animals having a bony or cartilaginous skeleton with a segmented spinal column and a large brain enclosed in a skull or cranium
  37. vertical
    something that is oriented vertically
  38. impoverish
    make poor
  39. avert
    turn away or aside
  40. conversant
    (usually followed by `with') well informed about or knowing thoroughly
  41. inadvertently
    without knowledge or intention
  42. incontrovertible
    impossible to deny or disprove
  43. obverse
    the more conspicuous of two alternatives or cases or sides
  44. perverse
    deviating from what is considered moral or right or proper or good
  45. pervert
    corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality
  46. reversion
    returning to a former state
  47. subversion
    the act of subverting; as overthrowing or destroying a legally constituted government
  48. versification
    the art or practice of writing verse
  49. vers libre
    unrhymed verse without a consistent metrical pattern
  50. vertex
    the highest point (of something)
  51. vertigo
    a reeling sensation; a feeling that you are about to fall
  52. vertex
    the highest point (of something)
  53. animadvert
    express blame or censure or make a harshly critical remark
  54. convert
    change the nature, purpose, or function of something
  55. divert
    turn aside; turn away from
  56. extravert
    (psychology) a person concerned more with practical realities than with inner thoughts and feelings
  57. overt
    open and observable; not secret or hidden
  58. subvert
    destroy completely
  59. revert
    go back to a previous state
  60. vertical
    something that is oriented vertically
  61. verticil
    a whorl of leaves growing around a stem
  62. vertigo
    a reeling sensation; a feeling that you are about to fall
  63. vertu
    love of or taste for fine objects of art