In this sentence from the fourth paragraph, the word produce means

Produce means to make soemthing, but since I can't see the paragraph, I can't fully answer the question, since theres no paragraph to follow it on. Sorry...

There is no paragraph to answer the question,

Explanation:

In this case, the word produce means to make something. Another definition is to make something happen.

An example for happen would be: It produced laughs on the audience.

An example for cause is: The cows produce milk.

So, according to the context, we can get the meaning, but in this case it is not possible because there is no paragraph to analyze.

the best strategy you can use to clarify the concept of scanty remuneration is to use context clues within the sentence itself.

the sentence states that includes the term "scanty remuneration" provides you with the clues that "he has monopolized all the profitable employments" and "from those she is permitted to follow, she receives but scanty remuneration". according to the context, she is only permitted to follow some profitable employments. the use of the word "but" before "scanty remuneration" provides you with the meaning of something that has a negative connotation. thus, she has very little access to a proper remuneration.

antonyms have opposite meanings, and so do those two words, so they are antonyms.