Memory And Recall

noun the process of preparing something for use or action

verb to prepare something for use or action

• Priming is a technique used in psychology to activate particular associations in memory.
• I'm priming the walls before I start painting them.
• I'm priming myself with some coffee before my morning workout.
• The positive feedback she received was priming her for future success.

noun A word that represents a person, place, thing, or idea.

verb A word that expresses an action, occurrence, or state of being.

adjective A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.

adverb A word that modifies or describes a verb, adjective, or other adverb.

preposition A word that shows the relationship between a noun (or pronoun) and other words in a sentence.

• He had to summon up all his courage before giving the important presentation.
• I need to summon up the motivation to finish this project.
• I can't believe you summoned up the nerve to ask her out!
• The magician was able to summon up a powerful spell to defeat his enemies.

noun a word that functions as the name of a specific person, place, thing, or idea

pronoun a word that can function by itself as a noun phrase and that refers either to the participants in the discourse or to someone or something mentioned elsewhere in the discourse

• During the meeting, the CEO referred to the new employee as 'what’s-her-face' because he couldn't remember her name.
• I ran into that guy from the party, you know, what’s-his-face, at the grocery store.
• I can't believe that what’s-her-face got the promotion over me, it's so unfair.
• She's always hanging out with what’s-his-face, I think they might be dating.