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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.
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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) / x2 d% M& F Z0 M" ~
Example: Kitchell says the city was a microcosm of all American culture during the '60s...- b* O( a6 X3 a/ K, b. { W
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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. 0 z3 c* R3 K8 z2 C9 `0 K
Example: In his preoccupation with Robyn, Crook had neglected everything.
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