Question

read the thesaurus entry and answer the question that follows.
obscure adj 1. unclear. 2. vague, indistinct. 3. unknown, unfamiliar. 4. dark, dim. v 5. hide, cover.
which word is a synonym for \obscure\ as it is used in the sentence below?
i found an old book by a writer who was so obscure that he wasnt even listed in the encyclopedia.
options: dark, unfamiliar, unclear, vague

Explanation:

In the sentence, "obscure" describes the writer as unknown or unfamiliar (since he wasn't listed in the encyclopedia). "Dark" refers to light/lack of it, "unclear" to ambiguity, "vague" to indistinctness. "Unfamiliar" matches the "unknown" sense from the thesaurus (sense 3: unknown, unfamiliar) for "obscure" here.

Answer:

unfamiliar (the option labeled "unfamiliar")