| No. | Item | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | abridgment | shortened version or summary |
| 2. | abstruse | hard to understand |
| 3. | academic | theoretical rather than practical |
| 4. | amorphous | without clear shape or form |
| 5. | bare-bones | reduced to essentials |
| 6. | bird’s-eye view | broad overall view |
| 7. | blurb | short descriptive summary |
| 8. | brief | short summary or report |
| 9. | broad | general rather than detailed |
| 10. | capsule | highly condensed summary |
| 11. | cerebral | intellectual rather than emotional |
| 12. | compressed | made shorter and denser |
| 13. | conceptual | focused on concepts or ideas |
| 14. | condensation | compressed version of something |
| 15. | conspectus | general survey or summary |
| 16. | core | central or essential part |
| 17. | crux | essential point or issue |
| 18. | digest | condensed summary of information |
| 19. | disembodied | separated from a body |
| 20. | distillation | essence drawn from details |
| 21. | elemental | basic and essential |
| 22. | encapsulation | concise expression of essentials |
| 23. | essence | core nature or main point |
| 24. | essential | most important or basic |
| 25. | ethereal | delicate and not tangible |
| 26. | formless | lacking definite form |
| 27. | formulation | way of expressing an idea |
| 28. | fundamental | forming the basic core |
| 29. | fuzzy | unclear or hard to define |
| 30. | general | not specific; broad |
| 31. | generalized | made broad, not specific |
| 32. | generic | general and not specific |
| 33. | gist | main point or substance |
| 34. | global | overall; covering the whole |
| 35. | hazy | unclear or indistinct |
| 36. | heart | central part or essence |
| 37. | high-level | general, not detailed |
| 38. | hypothetical | assumed for argument or theory |
| 39. | ideal | existing in thought only |
| 40. | impersonal | not personal or concrete |
| 41. | imprecise | not exact in meaning |
| 42. | indefinite | not exact or clearly defined |
| 43. | indistinct | not clearly defined |
| 44. | inexact | not strictly accurate or exact |
| 45. | insubstantial | lacking solid reality |
| 46. | intangible | unable to be touched |
| 47. | intellectual | relating to ideas or thought |
| 48. | kernel | central idea or essence |
| 49. | macro | large-scale and general |
| 50. | main point | central idea or message |
| 51. | mental | existing in the mind |
| 52. | metaphysical | beyond physical reality |
| 53. | nebulous | vague and ill-defined |
| 54. | nonliteral | not meant in exact words |
| 55. | nonobjective | not depicting real objects |
| 56. | nonspecific | not detailed or exact |
| 57. | notion | idea or general understanding |
| 58. | notional | existing as an idea |
| 59. | nub | main point or crux |
| 60. | obscure | not clear or easily understood |
| 61. | opaque | hard to understand |
| 62. | outline | brief plan or summary |
| 63. | overall | including everything generally |
| 64. | overview | general summary or survey |
| 65. | philosophical | relating to ideas and theory |
| 66. | pith | essential substance or meaning |
| 67. | précis | concise summary of a text |
| 68. | principle | basic truth or idea |
| 69. | rarefied | remote from ordinary experience |
| 70. | recap | brief review or summary |
| 71. | recondite | difficult to understand |
| 72. | remote | distant from direct experience |
| 73. | removed | separated from practical reality |
| 74. | rundown | brief summary or account |
| 75. | schematic | simplified to basic form |
| 76. | shapeless | without a clear shape |
| 77. | skeletal | reduced to basic outline |
| 78. | sketch | brief descriptive outline |
| 79. | speculative | based on theory, not fact |
| 80. | substance | essential meaning or content |
| 81. | summary | short overview of main points |
| 82. | synopsis | brief summary of contents |
| 83. | theoretical | based on ideas, not practice |
| 84. | thought | idea formed in the mind |
| 85. | thumbnail | very brief summary or sketch |
| 86. | topline | showing only main points |
| 87. | transcendent | beyond normal physical limits |
| 88. | transcendental | beyond ordinary experience |
| 89. | ultimate | final or most basic |
| 90. | unbodied | without a physical body |
| 91. | uncertain | not clearly defined |
| 92. | unclear | not clearly expressed or understood |
| 93. | undefined | not clearly specified |
| 94. | undetailed | lacking specific detail |
| 95. | undifferentiated | not clearly distinct |
| 96. | unformed | not yet shaped clearly |
| 97. | vague | not clear or specific |
| 98. | vaporous | light, vague, and insubstantial |
| 99. | virtual | existing in essence, not physically |
| 100. | visionary | idealistic or imaginative |
