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5 P9 J3 |8 a5 x& I+ ^% d% a1. 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. ) {& W' B$ A+ Q( P( ]
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) 2 V# E$ G: m& E8 X$ n q
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 l( L6 j% n% _3 ~0 h' u3 V. L. tExample: In his preoccupation with Robyn, Crook had neglected everything. 2 q/ j6 |, f6 Q9 h+ 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.- R0 }& p9 i- m; I5 x+ e
Example: It was hard for him to be aware of her; he kept sinking back into black preoccupation. = obsession 5 ~6 e) s7 C8 c+ P$ r
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