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7 E G% e5 q$ p1. 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. 9 g/ S1 f4 C: E& `! S
Example: Many aspiring young artists are advised to learn by copying the masters.
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2 W( y" y; V- t* f; i- o( F2. 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) ' r n( W/ I5 r
Example: Kitchell says the city was a microcosm of all American culture during the '60s...5 A8 J9 V: o8 K/ y% k3 ^9 q
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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. . l+ c Z* o$ \& [* U
Example: In his preoccupation with Robyn, Crook had neglected everything.
5 W0 L R5 m# y% l2 b) F w 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.. |; t' D2 [ ?* E& E
Example: It was hard for him to be aware of her; he kept sinking back into black preoccupation. = obsession
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