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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. 8 J0 j) c) U$ X$ g* v+ @! G5 Z
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) - s( @* N8 ^9 [- d) Y& O$ H
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.
' E3 D. f% H' yExample: In his preoccupation with Robyn, Crook had neglected everything.
$ b2 I9 `. n( p' j+ Y- V) u( L 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." G- l' y& S+ i1 H: F. B
Example: It was hard for him to be aware of her; he kept sinking back into black preoccupation. = obsession * [, c( I5 t* \! M" V7 w, ]
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