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$ q6 w' j! ^; e9 @" t+ b# }& ~1 V) D1. 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) . X! m2 s: H/ j
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.
$ z$ ^ F o! r! hExample: In his preoccupation with Robyn, Crook had neglected everything.
+ P5 h4 h1 q0 N0 U8 q& e 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./ Q( O6 K' a7 _. ?2 [- l% j9 h, c# p
Example: It was hard for him to be aware of her; he kept sinking back into black preoccupation. = obsession 8 l& U3 S2 k1 p. X
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