frisson

[Klimt]

A moment of intense excitement; a shudder:

The story's ending arouses a frisson of terror.

[Slava]

This one's long been one of my favorite words. I should make a list, but then again coming across them serendipitously (another favorite) is most gratifying.

I just made my first batch of caramels for this season, and the tiny taste I granted myself provided a wondrous frisson of palatal pleasure.