Plants grow in abundance here.

Correct — A, shrivel. This is an antonym item — the opposite of 'grow' (to increase in size, flourish) is 'shrivel', which means to shrink and wither, so it is the word most nearly opposite in meaning.

Why the others are wrong

• (b)
  stretch — 'Stretch' means to extend or lengthen, which is closer to growing than to its opposite.
• (c)
  spread — 'Spread' means to extend over a wider area — again a kind of increase, not the opposite of grow.
• (d)
  enlarge — 'Enlarge' means to make bigger, a near-synonym of grow, so it is the reverse of what an antonym needs.

This is an antonym item — choose the word most nearly opposite to the underlined 'grow'; that is 'shrivel' (to shrink, wither).

No directly related past PYQ was found.

• practice — not a real PYQ

  Select the word most nearly OPPOSITE in meaning to 'expand'.

  • (a)widen
  • (b)contract
  • (c)inflate
  • (d)extend
  Answer(b) contract — 'expand' means to grow larger, so its opposite is 'contract' (to shrink).
• practice — not a real PYQ

  Select the word most nearly OPPOSITE in meaning to 'flourish'.

  • (a)thrive
  • (b)bloom
  • (c)wither
  • (d)prosper
  Answer(c) wither — 'flourish' means to grow well, so its opposite is 'wither' (to dry up and decay).