Abstract
Abstract adjective - Dealing with or expressing a quality or idea.
Usage example: the book deals with abstract matters such as honesty and integrity on the job as well as practical subjects such as asking for a raise
Mental and abstract are semantically related In some cases you can use "Mental" instead an adjective "Abstract".
Mental
Mental adjective - Of or relating to the mind.
Abstract and mental are semantically related in intellectual topic. Sometimes you can use "Abstract" instead an adjective "Mental".
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The elementals of Lorwyn/Shadowmoor can get pretty abstract, usually taking the form of Mix-and-Match Critters of various sorts and representing mental concepts as much as physical elements.
Source: Elemental Embodiment - However, after Syd Barett left due to mental illness and David Gilmour replaced him, the band's lyrics became much more abstract and serious, with pretty much no humor, and the music became darker and more experimental.
Source: Cerebus Syndrome / Music -
And, yes, the mental image you might have gotten of a guy with veins and muscles bulging and straining, teeth clenched as someone near him pulls out of depression is probably exactly what one of the more abstract, dream-logicy applications of a Super Strength Madness Talent would look like.
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