auspicious

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The Word of the Day for June 2 is:

auspicious   \aw-SPISH-us\   adjective
    *1 : promising success : favorable 
     2 : fortunate, prosperous  

Example sentence:
     Martha was superstitious, so breaking her mirror didn't 
seem an auspicious start to the day.

Did you know? 
     "Auspicious" comes from the Latin "auspex," which literally 
means "bird seer" (from the words "avis," meaning "bird," 
and "specere," meaning "to look"). In ancient Rome, these "bird 
seers" were priests, or augurs, who studied the flight and 
feeding patterns of birds, then delivered prophecies based on 
their observations. The right combination of bird behavior 
indicated favorable conditions, but the wrong patterns spelled 
trouble. The English noun "auspice," which originally referred 
to this practice of observing birds to discover omens, also 
comes from Latin "auspex." Today, the plural form "auspices" is 
often used with the meaning "kindly patronage and guidance."

*Indicates the sense illustrated in the example sentence.