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CPS HSAT Vocabulary · Tier 2

auspice

noun

Definition

protection or support

In a sentence

The work was done under the auspices of the museum.

Similar words

  • sponsorship
  • backing

Why this word matters: auspice appears in academic reading at the 8th-grade level and is exactly the type of word that shows up on the CPS HSAT Reading section. Practice it in context with our spaced-repetition system at vocabulary.