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   augur

   /ˈɔːɡə/

   verb

   • 1. (of an event or circumstance) portend a good or bad outcome: "the end of the cold war seemed to augur well"
   • ▪ portend or bode (a specified outcome): "they feared that these happenings augured a neo-Nazi revival"
   • ▪ foresee or predict.

   noun

   • 1. (in ancient Rome) a religious official who observed natural signs, especially the behaviour of birds, interpreting these as an indication of divine approval or disapproval of a proposed action.

   Word Origin late Middle English (as a noun): from Latin, ‘diviner’.

   Scrabble Points: 6

   • A

     1

   • U

     1

   • G

     2

   • U

     1

   • R

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