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1 C/ \3 }) f% O2 ]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. 7 p: Y( y7 e4 c j0 h
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) ) Z5 c) K( w" P. m. h7 y" T
Example: 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. $ L- B8 M0 l2 N4 f7 S
Example: In his preoccupation with Robyn, Crook had neglected everything.
$ O& p: x2 ^( r( F* O' d 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.
! @6 `3 Y/ O0 Q2 Z$ n: e# `Example: It was hard for him to be aware of her; he kept sinking back into black preoccupation. = obsession - Z6 w0 f+ D0 `
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