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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. 0 z0 R# ]; K a" h( v
Example: Many aspiring young artists are advised to learn by copying the masters.
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5 i" ~$ r! z2 _1 E* e ?6 R2. 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) [9 U) a1 x% t$ X
Example: Kitchell says the city was a microcosm of all American culture during the '60s...
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+ d3 ]) B5 B8 ?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. # B( t8 \$ P) A0 n' @0 q( t7 J, h
Example: In his preoccupation with Robyn, Crook had neglected everything.
2 i5 a: Z" g# p; u+ R 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.) e/ D! [2 \& ]6 p: S
Example: It was hard for him to be aware of her; he kept sinking back into black preoccupation. = obsession ( Y- a. L8 c0 H, N- I J
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