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This piece delves into the various meanings of the word "turn," illustrating its significance across different contexts, from celebrating anniversaries to engaging in conversations. We explore verbs such as convert, diversify, and revert, showcasing how they reflect changing perspectives and actions. Additionally, we examine geometric concepts like quadrilaterals and quadrants, highlighting the importance of "four" in both language and mathematics. Through nuanced definitions and examples, we encapsulate the diverse applications of this intriguing term.
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Word List #21 Vers, Vert = turn Quad= four
Anniversary (n) • The date on which an event occurs every year, every year an event turns a year older.
Conversation (n) • A discussion that switches from one person to another, it “turns back and forth”
Convert (v) • To turn or change your beliefs or way of thinking.
To divide money into different investments so that if one area turns for the worse then you will be protected. Diversify (v) Do you see an idiom here?
Introvert (n) Time to look some up. • Extrovert (n)
Something that turns your attention off of what you are thinking about. • Diversion (n)
To turn or flip in the opposite direction. Invert (v)
To turn back to a previous action or thought; to go back or give back. • Revert (v)
To corrupt or undermine, to turn against established authority. Subvert (v)
Now for some math, • Quadrant (n) • Quadrisect (v) One out of 4 equal parts of a circle or a section of a coordinate grid. To cut or divide into 4 equal parts. Do you see the 4 sections of house?
A figure in geometry that has 4 sides. Including square, rectangle, rhombus, parallelogram, and trapezoid. Quadrilateral (n)
A four-sided enclosure, usually surrounded by buildings Quadrangle (n) ..so that’s why we call it the ……….“Quad”
The quadrennial (adj) Olympics will really test your quadriceps (n)! • Look ‘em up.
quadrilingual • Vas? Que? Quoi? Was? • Look it up!
The furry quadruped (n) hurried back to the den with the quadruplet (n) that had wandered away.
This is so much fun, I wish we had quadruple (v) the Vocabulary words • Mmmmm!