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.

1. synopsis
2. summarize
3. ideal
4. conceptual

Option 2. A possible synonym for the word abstract as it is used in the sentence would be summarize. "The medical students were asked to summarize the information in the related case studies."

Explanation:

As seen in the beginning of the question, the word abstract has different meanings when it is used in different ways, such as an adjective, a noun, or a verb. In the sentence provided, the word abstract is being used in its form of a verb. To abstract means to remove something from something else, to make a summary. Therefore the correct synonym for the word as it is used in the sentence would be summarize.

The correct answer is option number 2 (summarize). In the sentence provided above “The medical students were asked to abstract the information in the related case studies”, the word “abstract” is the direct object of the verb and it is a verb in the infinitive form (to abstract). One could use the verb “to summarize” to replace the verb “to abstract” without changing the meaning (to summarize the information in the related case studies), since they are synonyms following the thesaurus entry presented above. The resulting sentence would be “The medical students were asked to summarize the information in the related case studies.”.

answer: b. grete might have remained as shy and immature as she was at the beginning of the story.

one of the most interesting characteristics of gregor's metamorphosis is that, although he is the only character who has physically changed, it is this same change which triggered a transformation in the rest of his family.

by taking care of gregor, grete has become stronger and more confident. she has found a life outside of the house, and has become more independent and self-sufficient. the novel implies that the trigger for the change is gregor's own transformation, and that without it, grete was likely to remain as shy and immature as she was at the beginning of the book.

explanation:

the answer is definitely option c. "sonnet xxxi best illustrates the division. in the octave, the poet observes that the moon is in love. in the sestet, he gives his reaction to the fickleness of woman's love."