Choose the correct option to complete the following sentence:
Rohit's ideas are too _____________ to be understood easily or taken seriously.
A. obscure
B. obtrusive
C. nebulous
D. unequivocal
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → A and C only
Rohit's ideas cannot be understood easily or taken seriously, so the blank needs a word meaning unclear or vague.
(A) obscure — Correct.
- Obscure means not clear and hard to understand.
- Ideas that are obscure are not easily understood.
Example: The poem is full of obscure references to old myths.
(B) obtrusive — Incorrect.
- Obtrusive means noticeable in an unwelcome way, pushing itself forward.
- It says nothing about being hard to understand.
Example: The obtrusive advertisement covered half the screen.
(C) nebulous — Correct.
- Nebulous means vague, hazy, not definite in form.
- Such ideas are hard to grasp and hard to take seriously.
Example: His plans for the new business are still nebulous.
(D) unequivocal — Incorrect.
- Unequivocal means completely clear, leaving no doubt, the opposite of what the sentence needs.
Example: The court gave an unequivocal ruling on the matter.
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