Question

which sentence uses an antonym clue to help the reader determine the meaning of the underlined word?
after the thieves were arrested, the police confiscated the contents of the house, taking away all the stolen items.
the former king was adored by the people for his reasonable decisions, but the new king was disliked for his arbitrary decisions.
though the team was usually hungry after practice, the coach was still surprised at how famished they were today.
the lead actors impulsive behavior, making up lines that werent in the script, caused the director to recast the role.

Explanation:

An antonym clue is when a word is defined by its opposite. In the second sentence, "adored" (loved) and "disliked" (hated) are antonyms. The word "arbitrary" is contrasted with "reasonable" (since the former king had reasonable decisions and the new king has arbitrary ones).
In the first sentence, "confiscated" is explained by "taking away" (a synonym - like explanation). In the third sentence, "famished" is related to "hungry" (a synonym - like relation as the team was usually hungry and today they are famished). In the fourth sentence, "impulsive" is explained by the example of "making up lines that weren't in the script" (an example - type clue).

Answer:

The former king was adored by the people for his reasonable decisions, but the new king was disliked for his arbitrary decisions.