vocation ambivalent dowry heedless hefty

vocation

vo·ca·tion /vəʊˈkeɪʃən $ voʊ-/ noun [uncountable and countable]

1. the feeling that the purpose of your life is to do a particular type of work, especially because it allows you to help other peope

   • vocation for
     • Jan has a vocation for teaching.
     • a strong sense of vocation
     • You missed your vocation (=you would have been good at a particular job).

2. a particular type fo work that you feel is right for you

   • At 17 she found her true vocation as a writer.

ambivalent

am·biv·a·lent /æmˈbɪvələnt/ adjective

not sure whether you want or like something or not

ambivalent about

• We are both somewhat ambivalent about having a child.

ambivalent attitude/feelings etc

-ambivalence noun [singular, uncountable]:

• O'neil had a genuine ambivalence toward US involvement in the war.

ambivalently

dowry

property and money that a woman gives to her husband when they marry in some societies

heedless

heed·less /ˈhiːdləs/ adjective

heedless of something literary not paying attention to something:

• O'Hara rode on, heedless of danger.

-heedlessly adverb

hefty

hef·ty /ˈhefti/ adjective [usually before noun]

1. big and heavy:

   • a tall hefty man
   • a hefty tome (=large thick book)
   • hefty camera equipment

2. a hefty amount of something, especially money, is very large:

   • a hefty fine

3. British English a hefty blow, kick etc is done using a lot of force:

   • He aimed a hefty kick at the door.
   • a hefty shove

Reference

• Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English