SAT vocabulary

Inaugurate

Begin or introduce (a system, policy, or period); admit (someone) formally to public office.

Example

"The university decided to inaugurate a new scholarship program for underprivileged students."

From Latin 'inaugurare' meaning 'to consecrate by augury' (in- 'into' + augur 'augur').

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