Select the option that is opposite in meaning to the underlined word. Plants grow in abundance here.

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Grow: become larger or greater over a period of time; increase. - (of a living thing) undergo natural development by increasing in size and changing physically. Shrivel: wrinkle and contract or cause to wrinkle and contract, especially due to loss of moisture. Stretch: To stretch is to extend or lengthen something beyond the normal length. Spread: open out (something) so as to extend its surface area, width, or length. Enlarge: make or become larger or more extensive. Here, 'shrivel' is thus the opposite in meaning