Question

Select the word that correctly completes the sentence: As the flood waters _____, people began to clean up the damage that had been done. abated induced implicated vocation

Answer 1

As the flood waters dispersed,people began to clean up the damage that had been done.

Answer 2

Abated mead to become less intense or gradually slow down. Therefore you would use the word... 
As the flood waters ABATED, people began to clean up the damage that had been done.