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( K! t/ V$ A5 ~6 Q2 `$ h1. 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. ) C, _2 X% o) d2 P
Example: Many aspiring young artists are advised to learn by copying the masters.7 K8 g: p: v: Q; n
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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)
" F6 P! G6 Z3 D/ P' fExample: Kitchell says the city was a microcosm of all American culture during the '60s...- c! m& S$ E" L6 \+ C
! ^5 L1 _1 W& |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.
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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.1 F+ Y8 C5 Y; Y+ \% B- |
Example: It was hard for him to be aware of her; he kept sinking back into black preoccupation. = obsession # o [ [- B7 y$ u2 N
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