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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. 1 e; G# g/ F) J4 D/ f. h/ C
Example: Many aspiring young artists are advised to learn by copying the masters.! Y, W' F! I( g+ d! e( X# r' Q
6 w; I) ~! r; {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)
0 @: D' B, J2 t2 F' PExample: Kitchell says the city was a microcosm of all American culture during the '60s...
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/ t) w' h- y4 p! }) v. Y' X' X3. 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. J2 J" G/ f% g3 a
Example: In his preoccupation with Robyn, Crook had neglected everything.
& U& l+ |" o* Z) k, J0 k 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.
1 c" ?, ~* @0 KExample: It was hard for him to be aware of her; he kept sinking back into black preoccupation. = obsession
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