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 uses an opposite - meaning word to help define another. In the second sentence, "adored" and "disliked" are antonyms, and "reasonable" and "arbitrary" are antonyms, which helps in understanding the meaning of "arbitrary". The first sentence uses a definition clue for "confiscated", the third uses a synonym clue for "famished", and the fourth doesn't use an antonym clue for "impulsive".

Answer:

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