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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. 2 T$ i5 N K1 L
Example: Many aspiring young artists are advised to learn by copying the masters.+ t3 O3 P$ o1 J7 @) [8 ]
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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)
) [! w$ _/ d; w8 }% S4 i& mExample: Kitchell says the city was a microcosm of all American culture during the '60s...
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6 ]6 _3 Y9 h2 N+ }4 i: Q3. 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. $ B2 z& m% M$ P1 A
Example: In his preoccupation with Robyn, Crook had neglected everything.
! e% i0 r5 T! d6 G; |; g+ i6 ^- J 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./ C+ n4 K2 Y1 c6 }
Example: It was hard for him to be aware of her; he kept sinking back into black preoccupation. = obsession
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