anamneses — the recollection or remembrance of the past; reminiscence.
memory — the mental capacity or faculty of retaining and reviving facts, events, impressions, etc., or of recalling or recognizing previous experiences.
anamnesis — the ability to recall past events; recollection
deadeye — either of a pair of disclike wooden blocks, supported by straps in grooves around them, between which a line is rove so as to draw them together to tighten a shroud
memorization — to commit to memory; learn by heart: to memorize a poem.
adj retentive
absorbent — Absorbent material soaks up liquid easily.
clingy — If you describe someone as clingy, you mean that they become very attached to people and depend on them too much.
