Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

He was a ______ man and had no wish to be rich.

poor

The most appropriate option to fill in the blank is poor.

The word poor means having little money or few possessions. In this case, the sentence is saying that he was a poor man and had no wish to be rich. This means that he was content with his life and did not desire to have more money or possessions.

The other options are not correct.

• Poverty is the state of being poor. It is not a person.
• Poorly means in a way that is not good or satisfactory. It does not make sense in this context because the man's financial situation is not being described.
• Poorer means having less money or few possessions than someone else. It does not make sense in this context because the man's financial situation is not being compared to anyone else's.