Prescient
Pronunciation : Presci*ent
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [L. praesciens, -entis, p. pr. of praescire to foreknow; prae before + scire to know: cf. F. prescient. See Science.]
Definition : Defn: Having knowledge of coming events; foreseeing; conscious beforehand. Pope. Henry . . . had shown himself sensible, and almost prescient, of this event. Bacon.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913