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His head was sometimes transparent. He thought things up to make sure that everyone understood that he was courageous rather than afraid.

In the sample sentences above, which word has a connotative rather than a denotative meaning?

transparent
understand
everyone
courageous

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In the sample sentence given above, the word that has a connotative meaning rather than a denotative meaning is the word "transparent". The word "transparent" here does not literally mean "see-through or clear". It means "obvious or having feelings that easily perceived or detected".
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