fond of sensuous luxury or pleasure; self-indulge…
The Group
by
Mary McCarthy
March 31, 2025 - April 2, 2025
(fiction, women-and-their-dilemmas)
McCarthy, M. (1963). The Group. Mariner Books Classics.
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sybaritic »
p.358
otiose »
(adjective) producing no useful result; futile / …
p.177
meliorism »
(noun) the belief that the world tends to improve…
p.171
chthonic »
(adjective) of or relating to the underworld; inf…
p.158
frowsty »
(adjective) musty / (adjective) frowsy / having a…
p.377
[...] "He's a Trotskyite," she whispered. "What's…
p.365
[...] she still felt their love affair had not qu…
p.350
[...] "No, Gus, listen. I think you _should_ go b…
p.242
[...] "You don't mind if I take this?" she querie…
p.226
[...] "Dottie," she said firmly, "it's cruel and …