Leitmotif is a noun meaning a recurrent theme in a piece of music or literature, situation, etc.
Amongst the several leitmotifs in the Harry Potter series is death.
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November 25, 2014
Bovarism is a noun meaning an exaggerated, especially glamorized, estimate of oneself.
The aging star wrote in her memoirs of a more bovarism early career as a singer but when her claims were investigated, a reporter discovered she was more distinguished as a burlesque dancer.
November 24, 2014
Frigorific is an adjective describing something as causing or producing cold.
“Air coming down from Canada is going to cause us to see frigorific temperatures for much of the Southeast,” announced the weather forecaster during the 6 o’clock news.
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