http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=irascible Irascible, adj. 1. Prone to outbursts of temper; easily angered. 2. Characterized by or resulting from anger. Middle English, from Old French, from Late Latin irascibilis, from Latin irasci, to be angry, from ira, anger. I haven’t done a Word of the Moment recently – I feel a lot happier now. Etymology makes everything […]
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Womens suffrage – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women%27s_suffrage An interesting distinction of which I was not aware: suffragists (peaceful protestors) suffragettes (violent protestors)