Vocabularyon Unit11(“Memory”)

Vocabulary on Unit 11 (“Memory”)

acute memory		to be bound together
distinct memory		to forget doing smth.
sharp memory		to forget to do smth.
episodic memory		I’ll never forget how …..
explicit memory		In the good old days…
implicit memory		to hear about
long-term memory		to hear from
short-term memory		to hear of
echoic memory		to keep in touch with
eidetic memory		to look back
sensory memory		to memorize
working memory		to overlap
iconic memory		to recall
photographic memory		a recollection
procedural memory		to recognize
recognition		to remember to do smth.
storage		to remember doing smth
retrieval		to remind smb. about/of smth.
deletion		to see the past through pink glasses/rose-tinted spectacles
memory decline		It stands out in my mind.
poor/weak memory		to track false memories
oblivion		Whatever became of?
in oblivion		I rue the day …
neuroscientists		I lament …..
resonance imaging		I mourn lost opportunities.
an anniversary		I wish….. /If only…..
a blind date		It’s a pity/shame…..
a red-letter day		a blitz
a bosom friend		a bouquet
a long-lost friend		bourgeois
easy-to-use		a buffet
user-friendly		a cache
unforgettable		a cliche
a diary (book)		a creche
a souvenir		crescendo
historic (event)		a cul-de-sac
historical (book)		a duvet
a memorial		an entrepreneur
a monument		femme fatale
a memory cue		a gateau
post-it notes		a genre
remainder		hoi-polloi
reminder		junta
a reminder service		a patio
remains of/from smth.		spiel
remnants of smth.		a czar (=a despot ruler)
reminiscenсe (of)		a tsar
to arise-arose-arisen		a sauna
to arouse		a siesta
to raise		Croatia
to rise-rose-risen		the Danube
to reaffirm (intentions)		the Hague
to retake (exams)		Lebanon

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