The charity organization provided uniforms and textbooks to support _____ children across the district.
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: D. indigent
- Step 1: Charitable educational assistance is provided to children from impoverished backgrounds. Step 2. 'Indigent' means poor, needy, or lacking the basic necessities of life. Answer: indigent. Why not the others: 'Affluent', 'wealthy', and 'prosperous' all mean rich, which contradicts the charitable context.
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