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+ p# N6 F% m( o ]/ u1. 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.
4 m) e4 S0 o) f% n! GExample: 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) , N* ~& k. Q7 I* f
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. . l }* i+ ^. t6 ]3 V2 H Q' C, g
Example: In his preoccupation with Robyn, Crook had neglected everything.
4 x9 I% w1 n4 K9 [% O$ a0 C 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.
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