Remembering & Recalling Vocabulary

the enjoyable recollection of past events

“His reminiscences of childhood summers were bittersweet.”

the action of remembering; a memory

“Her recollection of events differed from the official account.”

a device to aid memory; relating to memory

“Roy G. Biv is a mnemonic for the colors of the rainbow.”

bringing strong images or feelings to mind

“The evocative music transported her back to her youth.”

strongly reminiscent or suggestive of

“The cafe was redolent of Paris in the 1920s.”

tending to remind one of something

“Her style is reminiscent of early Hemingway.”

to recall and show respect for a past event

“The monument commemorates those who died in the war.”

to preserve the memory of; to commemorate

“The foundation was established to memorialize the victims.”

a survey of past time or events

“In retrospect, the warning signs were obvious.”

understanding of a situation after it has happened

“Hindsight is always twenty-twenty.”