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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. : t2 V! a/ X8 J O
Example: Many aspiring young artists are advised to learn by copying the masters.4 ~" d" m, A; n2 a: Q6 Z' G& x
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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)
1 h3 l& I4 W' a* t. }Example: Kitchell says the city was a microcosm of all American culture during the '60s...6 k6 J& Q# V4 r; Y8 t1 T1 m
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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. ( d7 ?4 g: L1 ], M
Example: In his preoccupation with Robyn, Crook had neglected everything.
7 D' D( K( y$ E7 y; w' F2 r 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. y0 O: `; ^: X- b% v: Z4 T: J
Example: It was hard for him to be aware of her; he kept sinking back into black preoccupation. = obsession
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