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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. 3 P2 g9 M9 Z, R3 [# g3 @
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) 6 q$ h' J7 ^( D5 N0 `/ E
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. 4 G5 ?. k3 l. e% J5 R3 n Z: ]$ o0 E
Example: In his preoccupation with Robyn, Crook had neglected everything. 7 |3 _4 M# @$ }( f$ o; q
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.
* `2 q6 @8 [( W# oExample: It was hard for him to be aware of her; he kept sinking back into black preoccupation. = obsession : x) f6 S# r/ B9 L7 s
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