Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the underlined word.
His poems are recondite in subject matter
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The most appropriate antonym of the underlined word recondite in the sentence "His poems are recondite in subject matter" is simple.
- Recondite means "difficult to understand; abstruse."
- Simple means "easy to understand; not complicated."
The other words do not have the same meaning as recondite, so they are not its antonyms.
- Brief means "short in duration or length."
- Mystical means "having a hidden or esoteric meaning."
- Obscure means "not easily understood or perceived."