Word: irking
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Vagabond, poor mortal that he is in spite of certain academic proclivities, has hidden away in his mind a few problems and questions which from time to time come forth to irk him with their barbed amorphousness. And among these is the desire to know the identity of the seer who made the immortal observation that "it never rains but it pours." Could he but discover the name of that sooth-sayer, the Vagabond would--at least not wonder any longer and be able to give credit where it is due when the truth of the remark is manifestly clear...
...many a Fundamentalist can irk men of reason by simply opposing steadfast faith to inquisitive logic. But Dr. Straton's dogma is not merely steadfast; it is wild and violent. His answers to reasonable inquiry would irritate a St. Francis of Assisi. Dr. Witherspoon Dodge of Atlanta, mild-mannered pastor of the Central Congregational Church, was in the audience. Startled by the Northerner's tone and manner, Dr. Dodge ventured a question on Dr. Straton's interpretation of evolution. Dr. Straton's reply was as the bolt of a self-appointed God of vengeance. Nettled, Dr. Dodge asked another question...
...Senator George of Georgia has a problem to face that would irk any statesman. He is battling for renomination in the Democratic primaries (equivalent to election) against the father of 16 children. This man with these 16 potent arguments in his favor, is Judge Richard B. Russell, whose advocates say that "a man who has done so well by his country ought to be rewarded with the U. S. Senatorship...
...study as a type of pure freak, which occurs like the seven-year locust, at regular intervals. History reports it appeared before as a hybrid insect, related to the late frivolous sheet, "The Harvard Magazine", or the "Mag". There are other instances with which it is needless to irk the student (or if there are not, the art of pseudology is at fault...
...case of the man who offers advanced Latin for admission, the rule is that no matter if he has previously passed prose composition along with translation of prose authors, he must take this test again in his final examination together with his poetry. Thus he must carry on the irk-some study of composition for a full year longer than any other college requires. That this is an unpopular regulation is shown by the large number of Harvard candidates who omit Latin poetry during their last school year, thereby avoiding the final Latin examination...