In the passage given below there are 10 blanks, each followed by a word given…

In the passage given below there are 10 blanks, each followed by a word given in bold. Each blank has four alternative words given in options (A),(B),(C) and (D). You have to tell which word will best suit the respective blank. Mark (E) as your answer if the word given in bold after the blank is your answer i.e “No change required”.

The increasing cost of higher education in the United States has been a --(1)---(contrast) topic for debate in recent decades. American society - --(2)---(denigrate) the importance of education after high school, yet the cost of undergraduate and advanced degrees continually rises at a greater rate than ---(3)----(inflammation). According to the Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance, cost factors prevent 48% of college-qualified high school graduates from pursuing further education (McKeon, 2004, p. 45). The current system requires the majority of students to ---- (4)----(dissipate) extensive debt with the expectation that they gain ----(5)---- (unprofitable) post-graduate employment to repay their loans.

Which word will best suit the respective blank 3

(question no 11 till 15 are linked together )