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; v' E0 L2 a. `# \- G1. 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. - N9 n, v. v9 p$ ^' @
Example: Many aspiring young artists are advised to learn by copying the masters.# j+ r- f( o- w" {: K
9 n. [) V: c' l2. 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) % W* p1 x( p- q* g, ?
Example: Kitchell says the city was a microcosm of all American culture during the '60s...* w9 s) T# e2 z1 t+ ]
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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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2 f, J( e* \4 F: P2 l1 ?* n 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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