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0 W! }% c# F" g5 k, J1. 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.
" [- r4 ]1 B3 ^8 S7 DExample: Many aspiring young artists are advised to learn by copying the masters.! B: M+ f. W9 U# B
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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) 4 G9 p. n4 g- S0 g$ ^; y1 P
Example: Kitchell says the city was a microcosm of all American culture during the '60s...
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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; u, \* L& p, X# B( I. l0 Z
Example: In his preoccupation with Robyn, Crook had neglected everything.
: ^/ T# |: F4 ` 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.$ b2 C9 _7 L% M5 S
Example: It was hard for him to be aware of her; he kept sinking back into black preoccupation. = obsession
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