Revolutionary Road Glossary

by Richard Yates

Revolutionary Road Glossary

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disciples

a follower or pupil of a teacher

devoted

very loving or loyal.

decadence

moral or cultural decline as characterized by excessive indulgence in pleasure or luxury.

contrite

feeling or expressing remorse at the recognition that one has done wrong.

phony

fake

instinctively

prompted by natural instinct

mediocrity

adequacy

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