Use the thesaurus entry for abstract to answer the question.
abstract
noun
Definition: a summary of points in brief form
Synonyms: summary, brief, digest, synopsis
verb
Definition: to make a summary of
Synonyms: summarize, outline
adjective
Definition: expressing a quality apart from an object, without a direct representation
Synonyms: theoretical, conceptual, nonrepresentational, ideal

Which is a possible synonym for the word abstract as it is used in this sentence?

The medical students were asked to abstract the information in the related case studies.

A. synopsis
B. summarize
C. ideal
D. conceptual

B.

Explanation:

From the given definitions of the word abstract in the question, the synonym that best relates to the word abstract is option B, that is, summarize.

The word abstract is derived from the Latin words 'ab(from)+trahere(draw off).' That means to summarize or to draw out the important points from something.

In the given sentence, the word abstract is used as a verb to ask the medical students to summarize the important information from the related case studies.

So, the correct option is D.

1. read the following excerpt from franklin d. roosevelt's "fireside chat 19":

on the other side of the picture, we must learn also to know that guerilla warfare against the germans in, let us say serbia or norway, us; that a successful russian offensive against the germans us; and that british successes on land or sea in any part of the world strengthen our hands.

remember always that germany and italy, regardless of any formal declaration of war, consider themselves at war with the united states at this moment just as much as they consider themselves at war with britain or russia. and germany puts all the other republics of the americas into the same category of enemies. the people of our sister republics of this hemisphere can be honored by that fact.  

the true goal we seek is far above and beyond the ugly field of battle. when we resort to force, as now we must, we are determined that this force shall be directed toward ultimate good as well as against immediate evil. we americans are not destroyers — we are builders.

analyze the effectiveness of this excerpt. how does it function within the speech as a whole? how does the structure of the excerpt to convey the speech's purpose and key points? support your argument with evidence from the speech. (10 points)