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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.
8 @8 ~$ y; W2 q5 t* gExample: Many aspiring young artists are advised to learn by copying the masters.# ?# Y2 Q3 R1 C2 v; M/ Y% p/ \
# ?5 e' M2 Q* A2. 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)
w9 X) \& i& d: Z/ M( \$ V5 UExample: Kitchell says the city was a microcosm of all American culture during the '60s...
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3 Q& [( O! B! E t3. 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.
3 p/ S: t" y8 a+ r9 ?Example: In his preoccupation with Robyn, Crook had neglected everything.
- Q9 W2 }3 t7 q3 ]4 T/ _' Z 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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