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::: rife - (of something bad) widespread; abundant; current
::: impetus - moving force; momentum; force of a moving body; incentive; stimulus; impulse
::: interpolate - insert between
::: intoxicate - make drunk; stimulate or excite; Ex. intoxicated by all the money he might win
::: blasphemy - irreverence; sacrilege; cursing; bad language about God or holy things; V. blasphem; ADJ. blasphemous; CF. sacrilege
::: ingrate - ungrateful person (not expressing thanks)
::: deviate - turn away from (a principle, norm); move away from an accepted standard; swerve; depart; diverge; N. deviation; Ex. deviation of the path of light by a prism
::: pharisee - Pharisee: member of an ancient Jewish group that emphasized strict observance of the Mosaic law (considering themselves very holy); hypocritical self-righteous person
::: makeshift - temporary expedient or substitute (in the case of urgent need); Ex. makeshift shelter
::: cantata - story set to music to be sung by a chorus (shorter than an oratorio)