attribute, v. [ascribe], impute, [assign], [refer], [trace].
attribute, n. [characteristic], [peculiarity], predicate; symbol.
at variance. [bickering], contending, at loggerheads, dissenting.
auction, n. vendue.
audacious, a. presumptuous, [impudent], [insolent], brazen, unabashed. See bold.
augur, v. [portend], [forebode], [presage], [indicate], [betoken].
augury, n. divination, [prophecy]; [omen], portent, auspice, [sign].
august, a. [majestic], [sublime], [imposing], impressive, [grand], [pompous].
auspices, n. pl. [protection], [favor], guidance, patronage, [charge].
auspicious, a. propitious. Antonym: inauspicious.