Question

Select the correct text in the passage.
Which word suggests the meaning of being clear?
from Oration in Memory of Abraham Lincoln, April 14, 1876
by Frederick Douglass

This is an excerpt from Frederick Douglass's speech in memory of Abraham Lincoln, which was given at the unveiling of the Freedmen's Monument in 1876.

Fellow-citizens, there is little necessity on this occasion to speak at length and critically of this great and good man, and of his high mission in the world. That ground has been fully occupied and completely covered both here and elsewhere. The whole field of fact and fancy has been gleaned and garnered. Any man can say things that are true of Abraham Lincoln, but no man can say anything that is new of Abraham Lincoln. His personaltraitsand public acts are better known to the American people than are those of any other man of his age. He was a mystery to no man who saw him and heard him. Though high in position, the humblest could approach him and feel at home in his presence. Though deep, he wastransparent; though strong, he was gentle; though decided and pronounced in his convictions, he was tolerant towards those who differed from him, and patient under reproaches. Even those who only knew him through his publicutteranceobtained a tolerably clear idea of his character and personality. Theimageof the man went out with his words, and those who read them knew him.

Answer 1

The word "transparent" — as in "Though deep, he was transparent;" — suggests the meaning of being clear.