Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the underlined word.

His poems are recondite in subject matter

simple

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."