Vocabulary Unit 4

Words 1 – 57th Grade

My brother and I formed an alliance. We agreed that we

would each help the other with homework that we didn’t

understand.

Alliance:(n.) joining together for a common goal

The teacher bewildered his students by giving two sets of instructions about

the homework assignment.

Bewilder:(v.) confuse, puzzle

completely

Jared acted like a buffoon in class – I guess that he thinks people will like

him if they laugh at him.

Buffoon:(n.) a fool,

a stupid person

School uniforms are a controversial subject. Many people think they are a good

idea, but others disagree.

Controversial:(adj.) arousing disagreement or

argument

It disheartened my uncle when the baby cried every time he held her.

Dishearten:(v.) to discourage, bring

down