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.
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