refrigerate, Frigga, frigorific, refulgent, regisseur, remorse, Inspector Morse, A. E. Houseman

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refrigerate (Latin, frigor cold) 

     This leads to the word frigorific, causing cold, chilling

     Note that the Norse goddess Frigga is, ironically, the goddess of marital love.  I had mentioned previously that a marriage therefore could be Frigorific (cold, unemotional) or “Frigga-rific.”  

refulgent (Latin, fulgere to shine)  brilliant, radiant, a resplendent quality of radiance.  

     I think that I like this word because it includes “resplendent” in the definition.  

regisseur (French)  \rah gee sour’\  a director responsible for a theatrical performance, such as a ballet.  

     How many of us have the opportunity to use this word?  The emotional power and beauty of “the ballet” is unmatched.  I have witnessed and experienced this…to the point of being speechless and overwhelmed.  

remorse (Latin re- + mordere to bite)  gnawing distress from a sense of guilt

    Never has an etymology hit the nail on the head as this one does.  Even if you haven’t read MacBeth, the experience of this ‘gnawing’ sensation is universal.  I love the PBS series “Inspector Morse” and one of my favorite episodes was the finale, The Remorseful Day.  Morse quotes a beautiful poem titled “The Remorseful Day” by A. E. Houseman, with its exquisite images and emotions.  Colin Dexter, as mentioned in his obituary, was planning on writing a biography of this poet, his favorite, but someone had written it just previously.