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2 q O; |! P8 g7 u* w6 v3 E" l1. 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. ! @( O1 n V' Z
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)
6 g; |/ |4 Z! oExample: Kitchell says the city was a microcosm of all American culture during the '60s...
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. H( Z3 h! b$ V3 w1 y' k4 F& c3. 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.
+ d6 ~8 P+ h$ ?; a- N* ]Example: In his preoccupation with Robyn, Crook had neglected everything.
8 }/ p( J* o* f# o 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.4 U( F% Z3 g. l9 x! \( j
Example: It was hard for him to be aware of her; he kept sinking back into black preoccupation. = obsession 7 g' `5 H' @- _
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