apotheosis (en)

the highest point in the development of something; culmination or climax

cadenza (en)

(noun) a parenthetical flourish in an aria or other solo piece commonly just before a final or other important cadence / (noun) a technically brilliant sometimes improvised solo passage toward the close of a concerto / (noun) an exceptionally brilliant part of an artistic and especially a literary work

dappled (en)

(adjective) marked with small spots or patches contrasting with the background

frisson (en)

(noun) a brief moment of emotional excitement; shudder thrill

hagiography (en)

relating to the writing of the lives of saints; (derogatory) adulatory writing about another person

internecine (en)

(adjective) marked by slaughter; deadly / (adjective) mutually destructive / (adjective) of, relating to, or involving conflict within a group

jouissance (fr)

physical or intellectual pleasure, delight, or ecstasy; the concept featured heavily in the psychoanalysis of Jacques Lacan's and was expanded on by Roland Barthes for literary theory, to contrast with mere "pleasure" derived from reading texts that don't challenge the reader as a subject. can also refer to pleasure that devolves into pain

lacuna (en)

an unfilled space; a gap (plural: lacunae)

lucent (en)

(adjective) glowing with light; luminous / (adjective) marked by clarity or translucence; clear

multivalent (en)

(adj) having or susceptible to many applications, interpretations, meanings, or values

parochial (en)

relating to a church parish; having a limited or narrow outlook or scope

pellucid (en)

translucently clear