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engram collapse: a postulated biochemical change (presumably in neural tissue) that represents a memory

retrospection collapse: memory for experiences that are past; "some psychologists tried to contrast retrospection and introspection"; reference to things past; "the story begins with no introductory retrospections"

reminiscence collapse: a mental impression retained and recalled from the past

skill collapse: ability to produce solutions in some problem domain; "the skill of a well-trained boxer"; "the sweet science of pugilism"; an ability that has been acquired by training

flashback collapse: a transition (in literary or theatrical works or films) to an earlier event or scene that interrupts the normal chronological development of the story; an unexpected but vivid recurrence of a past experience (especially a recurrence of the effects of an hallucinogenic drug taken much earlier)

hindsight collapse: understanding the nature of an event after it has happened; "hindsight is always better than foresight"

memory collapse: an electronic memory device; "a memory and the CPU form the central part of a computer to which peripherals are attached"; the power of retaining and recalling past experience; "he had a good memory when he was younger"; the cognitive processes whereby past experience is remembered; "he can do it from memory"; "he enjoyed remembering his father"; something that is remembered; "search as he would, the memory was lost"; the area of cognitive psychology that studies memory processes; "he taught a graduate course on learning and memory"

memorize collapse: commit to memory; learn by heart; "Have you memorized your lines for the play yet?"

reconsideration collapse: thinking again about a choice previously made; "he had second thoughts about his purchase"; a consideration of a topic (as in a meeting) with a view to changing an earlier decision

swot collapse: an insignificant student who is ridiculed as being affected or studying excessively

massacre collapse: kill a large number of people indiscriminately; "The Hutus massacred the Tutsis in Rwanda"

learn collapse: gain knowledge or skills; "She learned dancing from her sister"; "I learned Sanskrit"; "Children acquire language at an amazing rate"; get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally; "I learned that she has two grown-up children"; "I see that you have been promoted"; be a student of a certain subject; "She is reading for the bar exam"

storage collapse: the act of storing something; the commercial enterprise of storing goods and materials; (computer science) the process of storing information in a computer memory or on a magnetic tape or disk

remand collapse: the act of sending an accused person back into custody to await trial (or the continuation of the trial)

forgiveness collapse: the act of excusing a mistake or offense; compassionate feelings that support a willingness to forgive

memoir collapse: an essay on a scientific or scholarly topic; an account of the author's personal experiences

parrot collapse: usually brightly colored zygodactyl tropical birds with short hooked beaks and the ability to mimic sounds; a copycat who does not understand the words or acts being imitated; repeat mindlessly; "The students parroted the teacher's words"

recite collapse: repeat aloud from memory; "she recited a poem"; "The pupil recited his lesson for the day"; render verbally, "recite a poem"; "retell a story"

transgress collapse: pass beyond (limits or boundaries); act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises; "offend all laws of humanity"; "violate the basic laws or human civilization"; "break a law"; "break a promise"; spread over land, especially along a subsiding shoreline; "The sea transgresses along the West coast of the island"

recall collapse: the act of removing an official by petition; the process of remembering (especially the process of recovering information by mental effort); "he has total recall of the episode"; a bugle call that signals troops to return; a call to return; "the recall of our ambassador"; a request by the manufacturer of a defective product to return the product (as for replacement or repair); cause one's (or someone else's) thoughts or attention to return from a reverie or digression; "She was recalled by a loud laugh"; summon to return; "The ambassador was recalled to his country"; "The company called back many of the workers it had laid off during the recession"; cause to be returned; "recall the defective auto tires"; "The manufacturer tried to call back the spoilt yoghurt"; make unavailable; bar from sale or distribution; "The company recalled the product when it was found to be faulty"

absentmindedness collapse: preoccupation so great that the ordinary demands on attention are ignored

hijack collapse: seizure of a vehicle in transit either to rob it or divert it to an alternate destination; seize control of; "they hijacked the judicial process"

repeat collapse: an event that repeats; "the events today were a repeat of yesterday's"; to say again or imitate; "followers echoing the cries of their leaders"; to say, state, or perform again; "She kept reiterating her request"; do over; "They would like to take it over again"

slaughter collapse: the killing of animals (as for food); the savage and excessive killing of many people

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