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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. 6 R! v- Y/ ]* x; S$ i Q3 E7 f
Example: Many aspiring young artists are advised to learn by copying the masters.
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, _" k& t5 E2 x3 q9 ~, c2 J8 p2. 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)
1 k7 b: D% G) S" J7 m! B7 MExample: Kitchell says the city was a microcosm of all American culture during the '60s...' W+ H5 W( y+ ^- [" g% V q+ s
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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. # h8 n) {: k1 ]0 o! r" I
Example: In his preoccupation with Robyn, Crook had neglected everything.
, Z) s% c; U/ [5 | 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.
& ~8 I, ]2 t6 z7 u YExample: It was hard for him to be aware of her; he kept sinking back into black preoccupation. = obsession 1 |' ]. I0 j* l# j
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