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prescient
adjective
(pre-sci-ent)
perceiving the significance of events before they occur
Examples:
Extraordinarily prescient memoranda on the probable course of postwar relations.
Words Related to
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discerning
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audacious
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cryptic
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quixotic
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prescient
Examples by Brain Bank Users
By: Jamie
From:
Words in the News - January 2019
Our call for the impeachment of Trump was prescient being that we weren't even aware of the proof of his evil actions.