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dormant, inactive The blank is there to describe “Inflation” (in a way that contrasts with being entirely “dead”). You’re told that in the future, the purchasing power of the dollar may fall, which means there will be inflation. So inflation may come back at any time. A good fill-in would be something like dormant (there aren’t a lot of simple words that get across this meaning). Paralyzed (unable to move or act), indigent (impoverished or needy), itinerant (traveling from place to place), and problematic (presenting a difficulty) have no relationship.