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- R# `( B5 ~# a8 U. ^2 l1 C% Q6 x1. 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.
9 \0 d8 l) v/ E( i1 fExample: Many aspiring young artists are advised to learn by copying the masters.: i* N; a. |9 n
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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) - Q0 H- L+ r2 c E
Example: Kitchell says the city was a microcosm of all American culture during the '60s..., H6 w+ T# r1 u/ M( I6 Z
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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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* f9 J3 R/ }0 y3 H: B7 e0 i 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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