4th card Flashcards

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a historical account or biography written from personal knowledge or special sources.

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memoir

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preserve the memory of; commemorate.

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memorialize

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worth remembering or easily remembered, especially because of being special or unusual.

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memorable

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an object kept as a reminder or souvenir of a person or event.

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memento

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the science that deals with the earth’s physical structure and substance, its history, and the processes that act on it.

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geology

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study of human races and cultures.

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anthropology

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the study of the origin of words and the way in which their meanings have changed throughout history.

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etymology

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the intellectual and practical activity encompassing the systematic study of the structure and behaviour of the physical and natural world through observation and experiment.

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science

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an inner feeling or voice viewed as acting as a guide to the rightness or wrongness of one’s behavior.

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conscience

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(of a person) wishing to do what is right, especially to do one’s work or duty well and thoroughly.

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conscientious

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