creative(n), to divine, Tea leaf reading

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“I had a boyfriend once who sent me―in a plastic bag, so it wouldn't drip―a real cow's heart with a real arrow stuck through it. As you may divine, he knew I was interested in poetry.” 
― Margaret Atwood, Negotiating with the Dead: A Writer on Writing



Nominations are not victories, but they create an abundance of tea leaves with which to divine the intentions of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.


creative
━━ [名詞] ((米)) 創造的な人；案出者.

 divine
v., -vined, -vin·ing, -vines. v.tr.

1. To foretell through or as if through the art of divination. See synonyms at foretell.
2. 1. To know by inspiration, intuition, or reflection.
   2. To guess.
3. To locate (underground water or minerals) with a divining rod; douse.

v.intr.

1. To practice divination.
2. To guess.

divine 2 

Pronunciation: /dɪˈvʌɪn/ 

VERB

[WITH OBJECT]

1Discover (something) by guesswork or intuition:mum had divined my state of mind[WITH CLAUSE]: they had divined that he was a fake

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2Have supernatural or magical insight into (future events):frauds who claimed to divine the future in chickens' entrails

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2.1Discover (water) by dowsing:he showed him how to divine water

Tea leaf reading is a fun, healthful and a creative way to listen to yourself
and divine guidance.

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