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9 X1 ?4 t4 c& B0 r" f1. 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. , D0 `5 [9 S/ q ?; O
Example: Many aspiring young artists are advised to learn by copying the masters.& ]. e3 j; |9 j- |' A
! g2 ~8 S `3 G2. 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)
# y/ o8 R6 w( NExample: Kitchell says the city was a microcosm of all American culture during the '60s...
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8 H, Z2 K" I) [% a- Y3. 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.
" Q9 h) S( Y( M% ~& q/ AExample: In his preoccupation with Robyn, Crook had neglected everything. & c3 D- m0 q4 @, ^- N6 d$ l' l
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.
+ j* U1 c0 v9 z% @Example: It was hard for him to be aware of her; he kept sinking back into black preoccupation. = obsession $ q D5 J5 Z0 F( Z
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