Word of the Day: AUGUR

To predict or portend

augur (verb) - to signal or foretell an outcome, either good or bad [aw-ger]

BREAKDOWN: AUG- (to increase) + -UR (one who does)

• an augur was a Roman priest who predicted the future or divine favor from natural signs, typically the behavior of birds

• augury is an omen, portent, or sign of things to come; the act of divining or telling the future

“I had kind of a midlife crisis at twenty which probably doesn’t augur well for my longevity” —David Foster Wallace

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