5. ominous= apocalyptic= making you feel that something

bad is going to happen

E.g. ‘How long will she be ill?’ he asked. There was

an ominous silence.

6. virtually= almost= SYN practically

e.g. Virtually all the children come to school by bus.

7. committed= willing to work very hard at something=

SYN dedicated

e.g. The party

has a core of committed supporters.

8. deem= consider= to think of something in a

particular way or as having a particular quality

e.g. deem something necessary/appropriate etc

      They were told to take whatever action

they deemed necessary.