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carefree BrE / ˈkeəfriː / NAmE / ˈkerfriː / having no worries or responsibilities

He looked happy and carefree. /a carefree attitude/life


vagabond BrE / ˈvæɡəbɒnd / NAmE / ˈvæɡəbɑːnd /( old-fashioned , disapproving ) a person who
has no home or job and who travels from place to place
beggars, rogues and vagabonds
shortcoming BrE / ˈʃɔːtkʌmɪŋ / NAmE / ˈʃɔːrtkʌmɪŋ / a fault in sb's character, a plan, a system,
etc. defect She made me aware of my own shortcomings.
divorcee BrE / dɪˌvɔːˈsiː / NAmE / dɪˌvɔːrˈseɪ / ( BrE ) a person whose marriage has been legally
ended, especially a woman
rut BrE / rʌt / NAmE / rʌt / 2 [ countable ] a boring way of life that does not change /I gave
up my job because I felt I was stuck in a rut . If you don't go out and meet new people, it's
easy to get into a rut .
godsend BrE / ˈɡɒdsend / NAmE / ˈɡɑːdsend / [ singular ] ~ (for sb/sth) | ~ (to sb/sth)
something good that happens unexpectedly and helps sb/sth when they need help /This new
benefit has come as a godsend for low-income families.
Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary, 8th edition
evolve BrE / iˈvɒlv / NAmE / iˈvɑːlv / 1 [ intransitive , transitive ] to develop gradually,
especially from a simple to a more complicated form; to develop sth in this way ~ (from sth) (into
sth) The idea evolved from a drawing I discovered in the attic.

carefree BrE / ˈkeəfriː / NAmE / ˈkerfriː / having no worries or responsibilities


He looked happy and carefree. /a carefree attitude/life
vagabond BrE / ˈvæɡəbɒnd / NAmE / ˈvæɡəbɑːnd /( old-fashioned , disapproving ) a person who
has no home or job and who travels from place to place
beggars, rogues and vagabonds
shortcoming BrE / ˈʃɔːtkʌmɪŋ / NAmE / ˈʃɔːrtkʌmɪŋ / a fault in sb's character, a plan, a system,
etc. defect She made me aware of my own shortcomings.
divorcee BrE / dɪˌvɔːˈsiː / NAmE / dɪˌvɔːrˈseɪ / ( BrE ) a person whose marriage has been legally
ended, especially a woman
rut BrE / rʌt / NAmE / rʌt / 2 [ countable ] a boring way of life that does not change /I gave
up my job because I felt I was stuck in a rut . If you don't go out and meet new people, it's
easy to get into a rut .
godsend BrE / ˈɡɒdsend / NAmE / ˈɡɑːdsend / [ singular ] ~ (for sb/sth) | ~ (to sb/sth)
something good that happens unexpectedly and helps sb/sth when they need help /This new
benefit has come as a godsend for low-income families.
Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary, 8th edition
evolve BrE / iˈvɒlv / NAmE / iˈvɑːlv / 1 [ intransitive , transitive ] to develop gradually,
especially from a simple to a more complicated form; to develop sth in this way ~ (from sth) (into
sth) The idea evolved from a drawing I discovered in the attic.

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