Which type of context clue would help you determine the meaning of the word “loathed” as it is used in this excerpt? A. Inference/general knowledge
B. Contrast/antonym
C. Definition/example
D. Restatement/synonym
Excerpt: He dared not show it; yet he dared not destroy it. He loathed it; yet he could not let it go from his possession. Upon returning to his house he locked the accursed thing away in his safe as if it had been a package of dynamite or a bottle of deadly poison.