Brandon came home from school and mentioned that he needed to study for an exam. I said that I would help him, but first he needed to clean up his room.
After he went downstairs to start cleaning I looked at his study guide.
No problem! I can help him with his vocabulary. So I immediately made the following flash cards:
Taco
Mexican cookery a tortilla folded into a roll with a filling and usually fried.
Ruse
A crafty stratagem; a subterfuge.
Conge
1. The act of taking leave; parting ceremony; farewell; also, dismissal.
2. The customary act of civility on any occasion; a bow or a courtesy.
Gauge
1. a. A standard or scale of measurement.
b. A standard dimension, quantity, or capacity.
2. An instrument for measuring or testing.
3. A means of estimating or evaluating; a test.
Heir
1. A person who inherits or is entitled by law or by the terms of a will to inherit the estate of another.
2. A person who succeeds or is in line to succeed to a hereditary rank, title, or office.
3. One who receives or is expected to receive a heritage, as of ideas, from a predecessor.
Club
1. A stout heavy stick, usually thicker at one end, suitable for use as a weapon; a cudgel.
2. Sports An implement used in some games to drive a ball, especially a stick with a protruding head used in golf.
3. Games
a. A black figure shaped like a trefoil or clover leaf on certain playing cards.
b. A playing card with this figure.
c. clubs (used with a sing. or pl. verb) The suit of cards represented by this figure.
4. A group of people organized for a common purpose, especially a group that meets regularly: a garden club.
5. The building, room, or other facility used for the meetings of an organized group.
6. Sports An athletic team or organization.
7. A nightclub.
I was quite pleased with my work. When Brandon came back up I showed him the flashcards. He looked at them, stared at me and said "Um, Dad, I think I better study for this one on my own."
I sat there bewildered as he took his study guide downstairs to study his words:
TaCo
RuSe
CoNGe
GaUGe
HeIr
ClUB