SAT vocabulary

Augur

To foretell especially from omens; to give a promise of future success or failure.

Example

"The early sales figures for the new product seemed to augur well for its future success."

Etymology

From Latin `augur` (diviner), from `avis` (bird) + `garrire` (to chatter).

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