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6 a! p) T P7 b8 @, S+ z4 I1. 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 \; n p1 d! u! y# FExample: Many aspiring young artists are advised to learn by copying the masters.5 }+ j3 U/ J- W/ R: E
4 k P* K# \ ~! B2. 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) 9 H! E# b( q, n
Example: Kitchell says the city was a microcosm of all American culture during the '60s...
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, j" q5 E0 p" z3 | r( Q0 L6 |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. " g/ Z! U+ v7 C$ G5 O
Example: In his preoccupation with Robyn, Crook had neglected everything. , t- m- \) f5 ]! f" N
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. k1 J" j* @1 X. ]) E/ v
Example: It was hard for him to be aware of her; he kept sinking back into black preoccupation. = obsession , i) o6 N( v6 ]0 u, m* i, U
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