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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 |9 t. B& ^$ i' p+ z+ P4 D
Example: Many aspiring young artists are advised to learn by copying the masters.: `$ g; V# r: l: d' y/ b) p- J+ t5 P
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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)
" C8 n- [0 ^9 M2 M! J+ UExample: Kitchell says the city was a microcosm of all American culture during the '60s...' m" ?2 {) V' 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. 4 E% \4 \% w q, a" B
Example: In his preoccupation with Robyn, Crook had neglected everything.
7 x' Z5 T& J: f 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.
: v" |( P1 O' s- Y1 X7 BExample: It was hard for him to be aware of her; he kept sinking back into black preoccupation. = obsession
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