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/ `; P% A0 f+ \' h& f" o' u1. aspiring/əˈspaɪər/ If you use aspiring to describe someone who is starting a particular career, you mean that they are trying to become successful in it. 3 {) ~3 S: Y, S) @) u
Example: Many aspiring young artists are advised to learn by copying the masters.
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2. microcosm/ˈmaɪ krəˌkɒz əm/A microcosm is a small society, place, or activity which has all the typical features of a much larger one and so seems like a smaller version of it. (FORMAL) / N8 t9 o" J( w* R( ^) r
Example: Kitchell says the city was a microcosm of all American culture during the '60s...
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: @7 Z! q" \9 m3 f' i, ?3. preoccupation/priˌɒk yəˈpeɪ ʃən, ˌpri ɒk-/I. N-Count If you have a preoccupation with something or someone, you keep thinking about them because they are important to you.
! u- }- t( @; z; v8 nExample: In his preoccupation with Robyn, Crook had neglected everything.
. R/ O" f E4 G II. N-Uncount Preoccupation is a state of mind in which you think about something so much that you do not consider other things to be important.
4 ^ W. r& u% I/ ]8 Q. d2 NExample: It was hard for him to be aware of her; he kept sinking back into black preoccupation. = obsession 3 R- f; J7 G8 i6 y
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