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; ?2 x" u& O+ s! D+ ^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. ! z: p+ W6 T5 C: M6 P/ P' r
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)
6 `9 u. e% Y) b. K: JExample: 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.
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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.
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