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1. 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. , O4 w Y8 [7 P$ d* z8 y
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) $ I! l, k+ e" e, c& x2 Y" m
Example: Kitchell says the city was a microcosm of all American culture during the '60s...+ d" | \: f: J2 D
9 o; m" H# f, W3. 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.
9 r6 B6 Y( g8 L1 M8 A3 y# Q6 KExample: In his preoccupation with Robyn, Crook had neglected everything. & ~( X9 K) e* l) S( y
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.
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