1. Vocabulary Lesson 4
Read the word and the definition, then write a sentence using the word.

2. facetious
adj.
treating serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humor; flippant

3. ominous
adj.
portending evil or harm; foreboding; threatening; inauspicious

4. wield
verb
to hold a weapon or tool and look as if you are going to use it; to have a lot of influence or power over other people

5. acknowledge
verb
to admit or accept that something is true or that a situation exists

6. boisterous
adj.
noisy, energetic and rough, rowdy, clamorous

7. facetious
adj., treating serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humor; flippant
We grew tired of his facetious remarks.
I’m just being facetious.
He made a facetious and tasteless remark about people in famine-stricken countries being spared the problem of overeating.
Note: often has a negative connotation

8. ominous
adj., portending evil or harm; foreboding; threatening; inauspicious
There was an ominous silence.
That man's angry threats are ominous; he may hurt someone.
There were ominous dark clouds gathering overhead.
Note: not “ominous for…” or “ominous of…”

9. wield
verb, to hold a weapon or tool and look as if you are going to use it; to have a lot of influence or power over other people
She was confronted by a man wielding a knife.
He still wields enormous influence within the party.

10. acknowledge
verb
to admit or accept that something is true or that a situation exists
He acknowledged having been at fault.
They refused to acknowledge the new government.

11. boisterous adj., noisy, energetic and rough, rowdy, clamorous
He was exhausted after teaching a class of boisterous children.
A large and boisterous crowd attended the concert.
Note: although using “boisterous” to describe weather or storms is correct, it is a not a common usage.