Table Of ContentTHE AGE OF INNOCENCE
Webster’s Thesaurus Edition for PSAT®, SAT®, GRE®, LSAT®,
GMAT®, and AP® English Test Preparation
Edith Wharton
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The Age of Innocence
Webster’s Thesaurus Edition for PSAT®, SAT®, GRE®, LSAT®,
GMAT®, and AP® English Test Preparation
Edith Wharton
PSAT® is a registered trademark of the College Entrance Examination Board and the National Merit
Scholarship Corporation neither of which sponsors or endorses this book; SAT® is a registered trademark of the
College Board which neither sponsors nor endorses this book; GRE®, AP® and Advanced Placement® are
registered trademarks of the Educational Testing Service which neither sponsors nor endorses this book,
GMAT® is a registered trademark of the Graduate Management Admissions Council which is neither affiliated
with this book nor endorses this book, LSAT® is a registered trademark of the Law School Admissions Council
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Contents
PREFACE FROM THE EDITOR..........................................................................................1
A NOTE ON THE TEXT......................................................................................................3
BOOK I.............................................................................................................................5
CHAPTER I...................................................................................................................................................7
CHAPTER II................................................................................................................................................15
CHAPTER III...............................................................................................................................................21
CHAPTER IV...............................................................................................................................................29
CHAPTER V................................................................................................................................................35
CHAPTER VI...............................................................................................................................................45
CHAPTER VII.............................................................................................................................................53
CHAPTER VIII............................................................................................................................................59
CHAPTER IX...............................................................................................................................................67
CHAPTER X................................................................................................................................................79
CHAPTER XI...............................................................................................................................................89
CHAPTER XII.............................................................................................................................................97
CHAPTER XIII..........................................................................................................................................109
CHAPTER XIV..........................................................................................................................................117
CHAPTER XV...........................................................................................................................................125
CHAPTER XVI..........................................................................................................................................135
CHAPTER XVII........................................................................................................................................145
CHAPTER XVIII.......................................................................................................................................155
BOOK II........................................................................................................................167
CHAPTER XIX..........................................................................................................................................169
CHAPTER XX...........................................................................................................................................181
CHAPTER XXI..........................................................................................................................................193
CHAPTER XXII.........................................................................................................................................205
CHAPTER XXIII.......................................................................................................................................213
CHAPTER XXIV.......................................................................................................................................223
CHAPTER XXV........................................................................................................................................229
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CHAPTER XXVI.......................................................................................................................................239
CHAPTER XXVII......................................................................................................................................251
CHAPTER XXVIII....................................................................................................................................259
CHAPTER XXIX.......................................................................................................................................267
CHAPTER XXX.........................................................................................................................................271
CHAPTER XXXI.......................................................................................................................................285
CHAPTER XXXII......................................................................................................................................297
CHAPTER XXXIII.....................................................................................................................................307
CHAPTER XXXIV....................................................................................................................................323
GLOSSARY...................................................................................................................339
Edith Wharton 1
PREFACE FROM THE EDITOR
Designed for school districts, educators, and students seeking to maximize performance on
standardized tests, Webster’s paperbacks take advantage of the fact that classics are frequently
assigned readings in English courses. By using a running thesaurus at the bottom of each page, this
edition of The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton was edited for students who are actively
building their vocabularies in anticipation of taking PSAT®, SAT®, AP® (Advanced Placement®),
GRE®, LSAT®, GMAT® or similar examinations.1
Webster’s edition of this classic is organized to expose the reader to a maximum number of
synonyms and antonyms for difficult and often ambiguous English words that are encountered in
other works of literature, conversation, or academic examinations. Extremely rare or idiosyncratic
words and expressions are given lower priority in the notes compared to words which are “difficult,
and often encountered” in examinations. Rather than supply a single synonym, many are provided
for a variety of meanings, allowing readers to better grasp the ambiguity of the English language,
and avoid using the notes as a pure crutch. Having the reader decipher a word’s meaning within
context serves to improve vocabulary retention and understanding. Each page covers words not
already highlighted on previous pages. If a difficult word is not noted on a page, chances are that it
has been highlighted on a previous page. A more complete thesaurus is supplied at the end of the
book; Synonyms and antonyms are extracted from Webster’s Online Dictionary.
Definitions of remaining terms as well as translations can be found at www.websters-online-
dictionary.org. Please send suggestions to [email protected]
The Editor
Webster’s Online Dictionary
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1 P S A T ® i s a r e g i s t e r e d t r a d e m a r k o f t h e College Entrance Examination Board and the National Merit
Scholarship Corporation neither of which sponsors or endorses this book; SAT® is a registered trademark of the
College Board which neither sponsors nor endorses this book; GRE®, AP® and Advanced Placement® are
registered trademarks of the Educational Testing Service which neither sponsors nor endorses this book,
GMAT® is a registered trademark of the Graduate Management Admissions Council which is neither affiliated
with this book nor endorses this book, LSAT® is a registered trademark of the Law School Admissions Council
which neither sponsors nor endorses this product. All rights reserved.
Edith Wharton 3
A NOTE ON THE TEXT
The Age of Innocence first appeared in four large installments in The Pictorial
Review, from July to October 1920. It was published that same year in book form
by D. Appleton and Company in New York and in London. Wharton made
extensive stylistic, punctuation, and spelling changes and revisions between the
serial and book publication, and more than thirty subsequent changes were
made after the second impression of the book edition had been run off. This
authoritative text is reprinted from the Library of America edition of Novels by
Edith Wharton, and is based on the sixth impression of the first edition, which
incorporates the last set of extensive revisions that are obviously authorial.
Edith Wharton 5
BOOK I
Description:There are many editions of The Age of Innocence. This educational edition was created for self-improvement or in preparation for advanced examinations. The bottom of each page is annotated with a mini-thesaurus of uncommon words highlighted in the text, including synonyms and antonyms. Designed for
