Saw that Coming Flashcards

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Pro, Pre, Fore

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Before

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Scientia

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Knowledge

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Monere

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To warn

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Por

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Forward

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Prophecy (n)

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a prediction of the future

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harbinger (n)

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a precursor

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augur (v)

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to predict the future

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premonition (n)

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a forewarning

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portend (v)

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to give advance warning

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prescient (adj)

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having knowledge of future events

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omen (n)

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a sign of something to come

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foresight (n)

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the ability to see things coming

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clairvoyant (n)

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one with great foresight

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portent (n)

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an omen of a future event

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preempt (v)

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to block by acting first

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premeditate (v)

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to plan ahead of time

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prophetic (adj)

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able to tell the future

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bode (v)

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to be an omen for something