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+ { }& e1 R, @ J$ j, y1. 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. $ T p8 Q8 h0 f' b( {
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) * U6 H G8 S1 B/ d; C& Y- \% Y& z% w+ B
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.
$ a6 v, y4 W) H* ]* M5 \ T5 B- cExample: In his preoccupation with Robyn, Crook had neglected everything.
* k; @. Y! ~: ]0 W4 C/ 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.
- M( m% a+ n6 |Example: It was hard for him to be aware of her; he kept sinking back into black preoccupation. = obsession % z4 d- c) I' E, a/ }! o
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