Select the option that is opposite in meaning to the underlined word. Spring is a time of plenty.

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Plenty: a large or sufficient amount or quantity; more than enough. Scarcity: the state of being scarce or in short supply; shortage. Ugliness: the quality of being unpleasant or repulsive in appearance. Roughness: the quality or state of having an uneven or irregular surface. Dryness: absence or lack of moisture or liquid. Here, 'scarcity' is thus the opposite in meaning with the given word 'Plenty'.