Synonyms: Nouns for Abstract Concepts

"Propinquity" is a synonym for "proximity" or nearness. Another word for "guilt" is complicity, and another word for "mercy" is clemency. "Abstention" means sobriety, temperance. "Commendation" is praise or acclaim.

A "harbinger" is an omen or anything that indicates a future event.

A "retinue"is a group of advisers and assistants that accompanies someone, similar to an entourage.

An interference is the action or cause of interfering, or meddling.

“Cadence” refers to the rhythm of something, such as a dance or a march. For clarification, "desire" means will or passionate wanting of something; "capability" means level of ability.

“Circumlocution” refers to an indirect expression using more words than necessary, usually to deliberately avoid expressing something directly or truthfully. The correct answer is therefore “indirect expression.” For clarification, rhetoric describes any public speaking; a eulogy is a speech given at a funeral or following someone’s death; trite means overused or cliché; profound means deep and insightful.

An “inclination” describes a tendency towards something or some idea. The best available synonym is therefore “propensity,” which means behavioral tendency. For clarification, "fanciful" means imaginary or not real; "consecration" means the process of making something holy; "integrate" means add into a group, and "ramp" means sloped surface that connects two levels.

A “dissonance” is an experience of inconsistency or disagreement. To suffer a “dissonance” between your opinion and someone else’s indicates that the two of you disagree. Harmony and concord, and to a lesser extent connection and relationship, are all antonyms of “dissonance.”

An "allusion" is a casual reference to something.

"Broker" means to arrange or negotiate a deal.