Meticulous
Guess: shameful
Actual meaning: careful
With all of his being he tried to give each of them a pieceof the memory: not the tortured cried of the elephant, of the towering, immense creature and the meticulous touch with which it had tended its friend at the end. 101

Seldom
Guess: sometimes
Actual meaning: not so much
But it very seldom happens. 103

Assimilated
Guess: deleted
Actual meaning: take in and understand fully.
Finally it subsided as the memories were assimilated. 104

Hunched
Guess: reach
Actual meaning: eaise, bend one body part forword.
Jonas knew, on days when he arrived to find The Giver hunched over, rocking his body slightlyback and forth, his face pale, that he would be sent away. 106

Shrubbery
Guess: mystery
Actual meaning: a kind of plant
He watched the landscape for glimpsed of the freen that he knew was embeded in the shrubbery; when it came flickiring into consciousness, he focused ipon it, keeping it there, darkening it, holding it in his vision as long as possible until his head hurt and he let it fade away. 106

Frigid air
Guess: fresh
Actual meaning: very cold temperature
He was filled with energy, and he breathed again, feeling the sharp intake of frigid air. 80

Pinpricks 80
Guess: excitements
Actual meaning: minor irritation
Now he became aware of an entirely new sensation: pinpricks? 80

Abruptly
Guess: instantly
Actual meaning: suddenly
Sled, he knew abruptly. 81

Comprhending 82
Guess: combine
Actual meaning: fully understand
Comprehending all of those things as he sped down ward, he was free to enjoy the breathlessly glee that over whelmed him: the spped, the clear cold air, the total silence, the feeling of balance and excitement and peace. 82

Exhilarating
Guess: fun
Actual meaning: very happy
The snow was piled now around it, and he pushed with his body, moving it forward, not wanting the exhilarating ride to end. 82