Synonym: difficult, remove, take away. Similar words: distract, attract, contract, contractor, attraction, attractive, abstinence, obstreperous. Meaning: ['æbstrækt] 
n. 1. a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance 2. a sketchy summary of the main points of an argument or theory. v. 1. consider a concept without thinking of a specific example; consider abstractly or theoretically 2. make off with belongings of others 3. consider apart from a particular case or instance 4. give an abstract (of). adj. 1. existing only in the mind; separated from embodiment 2. not representing or imitating external reality or the objects of nature 3. dealing with a subject in the abstract without practical purpose or intention.
n. 1. a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance 2. a sketchy summary of the main points of an argument or theory. v. 1. consider a concept without thinking of a specific example; consider abstractly or theoretically 2. make off with belongings of others 3. consider apart from a particular case or instance 4. give an abstract (of). adj. 1. existing only in the mind; separated from embodiment 2. not representing or imitating external reality or the objects of nature 3. dealing with a subject in the abstract without practical purpose or intention. 
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61. Her work became more purely abstract, and yet refused to conform to the Puritan style often associated with abstract art.
62. They are not merely abstract theory or pious statements of intent that look good posted on the staff notice board.
63. Pop art directly challenged what was increasingly seen as abstract art's esoteric retreat from the world.
64. Everyday life is much more interesting to me than big, abstract theories. Through my poetry, I aim to reflect our times. I don’t want to dwell on the olden days, although it is a period I mention often. Gulzar 
65. Law, the realists argued, was not a matter of abstract logic but a practical exercise in social engineering.
66. The danger in viewing the organisation as a purposeful entity is that one ends up with a highly abstract and artificial analysis.
67. The abstract graffiti of Aaron Siskind was done first by Weston.
68. Such crude alignments concealed the fact that realists such as Fairfield Porter or Freud were no more politically committed than their abstract colleagues.
69. When measured against the suffering of people infected with a lethal disease, this point sounds abstract, even callous.
70. As is often the case with dissertations, mine dealt with dramatic events but was abstract, academic, and lifeless.
71. Send the epitome or abstract of an unregistered title, or Office Copy Entries and filed plan with the draft contract.
72. Ultimately, a central objective of political theorizing is to replace proper names with abstract concepts.
73. This is especially important for the abstract which accompanies the proposal.
74. Students will be asked to demonstrate competence with a problem posed in this area. b. Abstract / Scientific Mathematics.
75. Nadler, a serious abstract painter, displays a small gem at Davis Dominguez.
76. Neither artist was content that painting should be confined to representation, or even abstract decoration for an existing room.
77. For example, we ask authors to use a structured abstract format.
78. The Bible is no academic tome with an esoteric appeal to those with scholarly minds who can handle abstract concepts.
79. Judges present decisions behind the veil of abstract principle which often conceals the naked face of consequentialist considerations of loss distribution.
80. Whereas William Wilson remained an abstract figure for him, Work had increasingly come to life.
81. Yet the scholarly energy which reinvigorated abstract concepts of political function was identical with that which satirized them.
82. But the suicide letter also keeps a foot in the abstract world, the world of metaphysics in my extended sense.
83. But introducing an abstract noun is not the same thing as providing an explanation.
84. With more extensive damage the ability to abstract is lost.
85. David Tindle recounts: Minton was further exacerbated by the groundswell of interest in abstract art forming at this time.
86. Objects, however, by virtue of their concrete nature, can never possess that entirely arbitrary and abstract capability.
87. Formalist analyses of abstract works proved compelling at first,(http://sentencedict.com/abstract.html) although they became difficult to sustain.
88. Landscapes from the truly realist to the virtually abstract array themselves across the May gallery horizon.
89. The photographs put a human face on an abstract political event.
90. The interpretation of the expression given in this abstract is also applicable to these cases. 9.
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