Magoosh

Question 1

Preamble (n.)
/prēˌambəl/

~ Preface

Answer 1

An introduction to a text.
This comes from the Latin for “walking before”; the Latin verb ambulare means “to walk.”
The word preface is a common synonym, though it usually refers to an introduction to a book, whereas preamble refers to an introduction to a formal document.

Question 2

presage (v.)

/ˈpresɪdʒ, prəˈseɪdʒ/

Answer 2

To indicate something (usually bad) is about to happen.
The sudden loss of jobs presaged an economic downturn.
The Latin word ōmen is thought to be the origin for presage. Presage can also be a noun, describing an incident or event that presages something

Question 3

prescient (adj.)

/ˈpresiənt/

Answer 3

Having knowledge of something before it happens.
Kevin was so prescient—predicting the winners of the last five World Series —that his friends joked he was psychic.
Scient comes from a root meaning “to know.” The less common nescient plays on the same root (ne- meaning “not”) and describes somebody who is ignorant