Question

select the word that means flooded with water. hurricane katrina hit the united states gulf coast in august 2005, and the massive storm battered coastal areas of louisiana, mississippi, and alabama. in the city of new orleans, entire neighborhoods were deluged. because much of new orleans lies below sea level, levees had been built years previously to protect the city from water coming out of the lakes and marshes surrounding it. when the storm hit, it weakened the levees past their breaking point, creating widespread devastation.

Explanation:

To find the word meaning "flooded with water", we analyze the context. The passage talks about Hurricane Katrina affecting New Orleans, with levees failing. The word "deluged" is used to describe what happened to entire neighborhoods. From the context of water (due to storm and levee failure) and the definition of "deluged" (meaning overwhelmed or flooded with water), we identify "deluged" as the word.

Answer:

deluged