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adjective
1.
promising success; propitious; opportune; favorable: an auspicious occasion.
2.
favored by fortune; prosperous; fortunate.
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Auspicious
is a GRE word you need to know.
So is baroque. Does it mean:
| extravagantly ornate, florid, and convoluted in character or style |
| stinking |
Example Sentences
- It's been an auspicious morning for the new facility.
- The builders also believed the numbers nine and five to be auspicious.
- She also advises couples wishing to set an auspicious wedding date.
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Word Origin & History
auspicious
1590s, "of good omen," from L. auspicium "divination by observing the flight of birds," from auspex (gen. auspicis) "augur," lit. "one who takes signs from the flight of birds."
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