Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 3 in the passage:

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Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 3 in the passage:

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**Solution:**

1. The passage talks about dismantling structures that contribute to inequality.

2. The word needed should mean "to cause to continue" or "to maintain" inequality.

3. Among the options:
   - *cease* means to stop, which contradicts the idea of dismantling.
   - *perpetuate* means to make something continue indefinitely, fitting perfectly.
   - *refract* relates to bending light, irrelevant here.
   - *terminate* means to end, which is opposite to the intended meaning.

4. Therefore, the correct word to fill the blank is **perpetuate**.

**Answer:** (2) perpetuate

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