(1) A sudden attack of violent expression, emotion or action.
(2) A sudden severe increase in the intensity of a disease.
First known use in the 15th Century. Derives from Greek 'Paroxysmos' meaning irritation.
I began 'Frankenstein' by Mary Shelley last week, but due a number of things (Foo Fighters Concert, sickness my friends have imposed on me, and a few essays due at school) I have not gotten far in this Gothic/ Romantic world of science versus nature.
To be honest, I struggled with it at first. I'm quite fluent in Shakespearean, and from jumping from Julius Caesar to Frankenstein was a little more intensive then I realized. However I've picked it up now, and I'm quite keen on the story line and the elegance of Mary Shelley's words. I now use Ardent as much as I can and I'm pretty sure my parents have the want to ban the word from my vocabulary.
Other then that, I've had my first online IQ test ever. I'm currently a 126, so I'm reasonably over the average. I've researched and IQ is something you can indefinitely improve; so I guess that i something to look at in the next few weeks. However there is also an EQ, and I know that I just may fail that.
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