NOUNS Below is a list of nouns. Click on one of these nouns and test your knowledge on the use of the word. abomination accoutrements acme acumen admonition adversary allusion altruism ambivalence angst anomaly aphorism approbation arabesque arcana artifact aspersion atrocity aureole autonomy avidity axiom bane banshee bellwether bivouac boutonniere buoyancy cachet cairn candour cape caprice carapace cardigan caricature cascade cataclysm choreography colossus comber composite concert concourse confection configuration contravention conveyance conviviality cordiality cordon cornucopia coterie cotillion countenance couplet coven crag credo cipher damask decorum demarcation demeanour denizen destiny dictum dint discernment doctrine dole downs duplicity duress dynasty efficacy élan elation emancipation emissary empathy enclave enigma ensemble entity entreaty equilibrium ergonomics ethic etymology eulogist exactitude exegesis facade fete fidelity filigree finesse flotilla flotsam forte gaggle gall genocide genus glissade guile guise habitat hallmark harbinger haven heathen hegemony hiatus impasse importunity incantation inception ineptitude inference insipidity interface interloper interlude interplay isthmus jargon jubilee keepsake ken ketch knave knoll laity largesse latitude libation litany locus lore magnitude mania manifold maxim metamorphosis minutia misdemeanour missive mollusk monologue nemesis nomenclature odyssey oligarch onus opportunist oratorio ostentation ovation panacea paradigm paragon parody parquetry penchant periphery phenomenon plaintiff plumage portent preconception premise premonition prerequisite probity proclivity proliferation promontory propinquity propriety provender putsch quarry quirk rebate relic rendezvous renaissance repast reprobate reprobation resolve retribution retrospective revelation revelry righteousness rime riptide rostrum saga sage sanction sangfroid scourage serenity sheath shoal slough snippet sojourn solace spit stasis stratagem surrealism suzertainty synchrony taper terminology terminus tract tribune tryst tycoon vainglory vanguard vernacular vertigo vexation vogue void watershed whit wile wraith zeal