SAT Vocab Builder

Answer: Choice (A) is correct.

In the first half of the analogy, recondite and esoteric are synonyms that mean little known or obscure. So, look for the answer choice that contains synonyms. In choice (B), something that is nebulous is hazy or difficult to define, not precise, so eliminate that choice. In choice (C), something that happens at an inopportune time is inconvenient or ill-timed, so eliminate that choice. In choice (D), orthodox means conventional or accepted, not nontraditional, so eliminate that. In choice (A), something that is macabre is gruesome or grisly, so that is the correct choice.