Vocab-ability–141 (memor = remember) – A More Powerful Vocabulary (earn UpVotes with “Vocab Practice” exercise)

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MY VOCAB PRACTICE

  1. Memory- The traumatic events that befell his wife and dog still linger on John Wick's mind.

  2. Commemorate- Independence Day is celebrated on different days by countries across the globe to commemorate the struggles and sacrifice made in the past for liberation and freedom.

  3. Memorandum- A commonly-used approach in peaceful protests is handing over a memorandum containing the aspirations and demands of the protesters to a person holding office.

  4. Memoirs- With the recent passing of Aretha Franklin, many people would be interested to revisit and read her past memoirs.


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MY VOCAB PRACTICE:

  1. Memory:
    Time passes as our memories fade into the abyss.

  2. Commemorate:
    We'll commemorate our fallen who were taken by the bug lord after we have run our tank through its thorax.

  3. Memorandum:
    I'm going to piss on the memorandum I had to accept from the judge.

  4. Memoirs:
    If I would go back and read my memoirs, I would be reminded of the things I lost, or the regrets, and of love lost on the wings of passion.


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I suggest you re-write your memoirs. :-)

MY VOCAB PRACTICE

  1. Every time he went past the lake he had bad memories of Susan drowning.

  2. This weekend we will commemorate Susan with the opening of a new park on the edge of the lake.

  3. The boss wrote us a memorandum on how to effectively clean the computers from the virus we got.

  4. Have you read the Ford memoirs? Chapters 3-6 discuss the building of the Ford motor company.


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MY VOCAB PRACTICE

  1. Mr. Coker's diagnosis showed that he is suffering from memory loss.

  2. The Coker's family come together once every year to commemorate the loss of their dad.

  3. The Secretary could not find the memorandum of the last executive meeting.

  4. Mr. Coker didn't leave out any detail of his life in his memoirs.


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MY VOCAB PRACTICE

  1. My niece is gifted with a photographic memory, and is able to recite a 100-word poem after reading it once.

  2. In order to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the end of World War Two, the National War Veterans Association organised a book fair to showcase the memoirs of the politicians and military leaders who shaped the course of this global conflagration.

  3. The two neighbouring maritime nations signed a memorandum of understanding not to encroach on each other's fishing grounds.


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MY VOCAB PRACTICE

  1. John died in a car crash, now my memory is the only things I have to remind me of John.

  2. We will be commemorating this section of the highway after John.

  3. The Department of Transportation wrote a memorandum of the accident and suggested that the county put in sidewalks along the road.

  4. John never cared much for writing, so we are trying to write a memoir about him, but are having little luck.


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MY VOCAB PRACTICE

  1. Memory
    I must say, the memories I had while I was still with her would forever be cherished.

  2. Commemorate
    The memorial service was to commemorate the fallen soldiers in battle.

  3. Memorandum
    I was asked to write a memorandum summarizing the progress of the project.

  4. Memoirs
    The memoirs of Abraham Lincoln, written by Robert Black(Author) really gave an insight about the life of Lincoln.


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MY VOCAB PRACTICE.
1-Memory:-The memory of if is a joyful..
2-Commemorate:-A monument and small museum commemorate the event.
3-Memorrandum:-The latter become a mere memorrandum or formula of registration..
4-Memoirs:-He has a written a memoirs of his mother..


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MY VOCAB PRACTICE

  1. Memory
    In memory of our fallen heroes, we shall make every January 14 a public holiday.

  2. Commemorate
    The top artists were invited to the event to commemorate our 50th anniversary.

  3. Memorandum
    Lincoln's last memorandum is one of the precious relics in our museum.

  4. Memoirs
    All my ancestors keeps memoirs in our family library.


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MY VOCAB PRACTICE

  1. A statue was erected to commemorate the ex president's service to the nation.

  2. Jane's memoirs have so many interesting moments.

  3. Those with short memory hardly remember past events.

  4. The submitted memorandum of our agreement has some important details missing. detailed enough.


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