Having a ___ of the coming French Revolution, King Louis XVI said, "After me, the flood."

A.

precept

B.

premonition

C.

vanguard

D.

primate

B. Premonition

Having a premonition of the coming French Revolution, King Louis XVI said, "After me, the flood."

This sentence entails the King Louis XVI has a strong feeling that the French Revolution will happen. In the definition of the word "premonition" it is a noun that means a strong feeling that something is about to happen, especially something unpleasant. The other words: precept, vanguard, and primate cannot be used appropriately in the sentence above as their definitions do not match with the rest of the sentence.