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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. 3 y6 O& B. B3 n4 L. V! C4 U- A" L
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)
; R2 d& T- M" lExample: Kitchell says the city was a microcosm of all American culture during the '60s...% F$ o! ~, {$ g' p9 y! `' I
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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.
6 r* o$ k9 S; J, ^# o' y" s4 LExample: In his preoccupation with Robyn, Crook had neglected everything. / c9 ~8 `9 x& l: O2 s* 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.
& b$ a, w) ?0 dExample: It was hard for him to be aware of her; he kept sinking back into black preoccupation. = obsession ; e# y! c a: f; I6 i# j
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