Vocabulary List: The Old Maid

“Aunt” Charlotte gave up her daughter to allow the child an advantageous position in 19th-century New York society. Years later, on the eve of the girl’s wedding, Charlotte’s suppressed anguish surfaces.

Below is vocabulary words drawn from the book, sorted in alphabetical order.


A (466)
Abandoned (1)
Abasement (2)
Abashed (1)
Able (1)
Abominations (1)

About (35)
Above (8)
Abroad (2)
Abrupt (2)
Abruptly (5)
Absence (1)

Absently (1)
Absolutely (1)
Absorbed (2)
Abstained (1)
Abundantly (1)
Abyss (1)


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