Possibilities are W and E.
The possible words are "withhold" (to starve as in starving a fire of oxygen) and "emaciate" (to make thin), which is rarely used as a transitive verb except when some condition causes someone to lose weight.
*note that this may be a miscopied version of
"What is the first letter of an eight letter word meaning starved" (famished, ravenous, esurient).
f for famished
e, emaciated m, macerated
Rich
a (affluent)
a for affluent
a for appeared
a for affluence
a for affluent
a for affluent
A for affluent
y for yourself
A for affluent
a for affluent