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Words to Learn 221 Related Wordsdivert (verb) The beautiful scenery diverted my attention fromthe road.diversionary (adjective) While I used the diversionary tactic ofengaging our neighbor in conversation, my sister rescued ourball from his yard.Tony’s attentionwas diverted fromthe conversation.Courtesy author18. inadvertently (adverb) inßd-vûrtnt-lēCopyright © Cengage Learning. All Right Reserved.From Latin: in- (not) ad- (toward) vert (turn) (When you are“not turned toward” something, events often happen inadvertently,or accidentally.)unintentionally; by accidentSmokers who fall asleep with a lit cigarette can inadvertentlycause a fire.Greg inadvertently forwarded the e-mail to everyone in hisaddress book. Related Wordinadvertent (adjective) We corrected the waitress’s inadvertentaddition mistake and paid the amount we actually owed.