Week 6 Quack

1. the power of right to give orders and make decisions

• assimilate
• assumption
• audacious
• authority

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5C

CCSS.RI.8.4

2. showing a desire to take bold risks

• assimilate
• assumption
• audacious
• authority

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5C

CCSS.RL.8.4

3. a thing that is accepted as true without proof

• assimilate
• assumption
• audacious
• authority

Tags

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.8.4B

CCSS.RI.8.4

4. take in and understand fully

• assimilate
• assumption
• audacious
• authority

Tags

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.8.5C

CCSS.RL.8.4

5. A different matter altogether.

• Horse of a different color
• Between a rock and a hard place
• Beware of Greeks bearing gifts
• Hold the fort
• Ignorance is bliss

Tags

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.8.5A

CCSS.RL.8.4

6. The informal spreading of messages, gossip, rumors, or other confidential information from one person to another.

• Through the grapevine
• Between a rock and a hard place
• Beware of Greeks bearing gifts
• Hold the fort
• Horse of a different color

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

CCSS.RL.8.4

7. To temporarily be responsible for watching over a place; to fight off trouble or keep watch.

• Hold the fort
• Between a rock and a hard place
• Beware of Greeks bearing gifts
• Horse of a different color
• Ignorance is bliss

Tags

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.8.5A

CCSS.RL.8.4

8. It is better not to know bad news sometimes, especially if you’re happy.

• Ignorance is bliss
• Between a rock and a hard place
• Beware of Greeks bearing gifts
• Hold the fort
• Horse of a different color

Tags

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.8.5A

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.8.4

9. Being in a very tight spot and faced with a difficult decision.

• Between a rock and a hard place
• Beware of Greeks bearing gifts
• Hold the fort
• Horse of a different color
• Ignorance is bliss

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

10. Be suspicious of presents from certain people who are just looking for something from you; be on guard against treachery disguised as a gift.

• Beware of Greeks bearing gifts
• Between a rock and a hard place
• Hold the fort
• Horse of a different color
• Ignorance is bliss

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.9