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| amnesia |
partial or complete loss of memory as a result of an injury to the brain, illness, or shock. |
| brain |
the organ inside the skull of humans and animals. The brain is the main part of the central nervous system. It controls the body's movements and activities and is the center of thought, memory, and feelings. [1/3 definitions] |
| by heart |
by memory. |
| commemorate |
to honor the memory of. |
| criteria |
Criteria are particular things you look for when you judge something and make a decision. Criteria are like little tests. For example, if someone wants to buy a computer, they don't usually buy just any computer. They choose based on certain things. These things are their criteria. They might decide that the computer must be under a certain price. It must have a certain amount of memory. It must have a certain speed, and it must look good and be of the right size. If a computer passes all these criteria, then they judge that it is what they are looking for. "Criteria" is a plural noun. The singular form is "criterion." |
| download |
When you download something from the internet, you put it onto your own computer. When you download something, like a song or a game, it becomes part of your computer's memory. Now you can play the song or game whenever you want without using the internet. You can download things from the internet onto other kinds of things like a music player, tablet, or phone too. |
| faculty |
one of the abilities of the human mind. Memory, reasoning, and perception are all faculties. [1/3 definitions] |
| flashcard |
any of a set of cards that have a words, numbers, or pictures on them and that are used to quickly test a student's memory for the information on the other side of the card. |
| haunt |
to come very often and painfully to the mind or memory of (a person). [1/3 definitions] |
| headstone |
a stone set at the head of a person's grave; tombstone. Headstones honor that person's memory and usually have writing carved into them. |
| immortal |
lasting forever in memory or in fame. [1/2 definitions] |
| imprint |
to fix firmly in the mind, memory, or feelings. [1/4 definitions] |
| learn |
When you learn something like a poem, a song, or a joke, you make it stay in your memory. [1/4 definitions] |
| live1 |
to continue to be in existence or be present to the memory. [1/4 definitions] |
| memorable |
If something is memorable, it will stay in your memory a long time. You will not easily forget it. Special events like a really great birthday party, getting a new pet, or doing something exciting for the first time are things that are often memorable. [1/2 definitions] |
| memorize |
to learn completely so as to hold in the memory. |
| memory |
Your memory is your ability to remember things. [4 definitions] |
| mind |
memory or awareness. [1/6 definitions] |
| monument |
something built in memory of a person, event, or special deed. [1/2 definitions] |
| RAM |
the information a computer stores for a short time and can recall quickly. "RAM" stands for "random access memory." |
| rattle off |
to list or recite quickly from memory. |
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