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318 Chapter 10 Word Elements: Thought and BeliefWorking with the DestituteThe saintly Mother Teresa, a nun who died in 1998, opened the Nirmal Hriday(Pure Heart) home for the dying and destitute in Calcutta, India. Treating thevery poorest, those who had been abandoned because they were dying of AIDSor leprosy, Mother Teresa provided help to those who needed it most. Shefounded an order of nuns who continue her wonderful work.Keystone Features/on Archive/Getty Images15. deviate (verb) dēvē-ātFrom Latin: de- (remove from) via (road) (Dēviāre meant “togo away from the road.”)to vary from a path, course, or normWe deviated from the path because we wanted to explorethe forest.Ayba deviated from tradition when she refused to enter intoan arranged marriage. Common Phrasesdeviate from Related Wordsdeviant (adjective) (dēvē-ənt) Wearing a winter coat on a90-degree day is deviant behavior. (Deviant means “odd in anegative way.”)deviation (noun) Any deviations from safety procedures at anuclear power plant may result in a terrible disaster.Copyright © Cengage Learning. All Right Reserved.