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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. + `% L: x; _# o t$ U
Example: Many aspiring young artists are advised to learn by copying the masters.
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" V q( r( v- ~: p7 C' d+ x2. 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)
7 Y2 i9 t8 }, gExample: 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.
+ V3 L# ~6 X, h% C; DExample: In his preoccupation with Robyn, Crook had neglected everything.
+ }1 f% A, ^$ A6 R! ]+ S 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." J. P! ]% G: C9 @( F
Example: It was hard for him to be aware of her; he kept sinking back into black preoccupation. = obsession
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