THIS SIDE OF PARADISE Webster’s Thesaurus Edition for PSAT®, SAT®, GRE®, LSAT®, GMAT®, and AP® English Test Preparation F. Scott Fitzgerald 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 which neither sponsors nor endorses this product. All rights reserved. This Side of Paradise Webster’s Thesaurus Edition for PSAT®, SAT®, GRE®, LSAT®, GMAT®, and AP® English Test Preparation F. Scott Fitzgerald 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 which neither sponsors nor endorses this product. All rights reserved. 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ISBN 0-497-01044-5 iii Contents PREFACE FROM THE EDITOR..........................................................................................1 BOOK ONE THE ROMANTIC EGOTIST.............................................................................7 CHAPTER 1 AMORY, SON OF BEATRICE...........................................................................................9 CHAPTER 2 SPIRES AND GARGOYLES.............................................................................................43 CHAPTER 3 THE EGOTIST CONSIDERS............................................................................................95 CHAPTER 4 NARCISSUS OFF DUTY.................................................................................................125 BOOK TWO THE EDUCATION OF A PERSONAGE........................................................169 CHAPTER 1 THE DIBUTANTE...........................................................................................................171 CHAPTER 2 EXPERIMENTS IN CONVALESCENCE.....................................................................207 CHAPTER 3 YOUNG IRONY...............................................................................................................231 CHAPTER 4 THE SUPERCILIOUS SACRIFICE................................................................................253 CHAPTER 5 THE EGOTIST BECOMES A PERSONAGE................................................................265 GLOSSARY...................................................................................................................295 F. Scott Fitzgerald 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 This Side of Paradise by F. Scott Fitzgerald 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 www.websters-online-dictionary.org 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. F. Scott Fitzgerald 3 There’s little comfort in the wise. —Rupert Brooke Experience is the name so many people give to their mistakes. —Oscar Wilde F. Scott Fitzgerald 5 TO SIGOURNEY FAY