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Lesson 9 Mirror of America Ⅰ. Word explanation1. range A. to launch B. to wander C. to seek D. to wonder2. cruise A. Voyage B. Crowd C. Cloud D. boat3. profound A. Perfect B. Deep C. Proud D. desirable4. frailty A. Weakness B. Stiffness C. Frugality D. fracture5. core A. Centre B. Thread C. Edge D. front6. obsess A. to process B. to observe C. to occupy D. to absorb7. attest A. to prove B. to arrest C. to attend D. to progress8. cosmos A. Custom B. System C. Universe D. course9. Slum  A. a piece of ground going up or down B. a city area of dirty, poor living condition C. an area of soft wet land D. the entire tract of country drained by a river10. perception A. Understanding B. Conception C. Entrance D. percentag11. rebuff A. to puff B. to oppose C. to refuse D. to reprove12. debunk A. to retell B. to expose C. to impress D. to describe13. flirt A. to fling over B. to play with C. to throw away D. to point at14. ingenuity A. Stupidity B. Reality C. Cleverness D. truth15. deplore A. to look for B. to ask for C. to be in lack of D. to be sorry about16. long and tiring A. Scathing B. cynical C. Tedious D. abundant17. good, strong, quick at understanding A. Keen B. Revered C. Earnest D. puritanical18. the state of intellectually deceived or misled A. Vanish B. Ambition C. Illusion D. dreary19. importance with respect to power to produce an effect A. Consequence B. Sultan C. Clamour D. providence20. a prevailing tendency or inclination A. Epidemic