Press Release

2005 Word of the Year

MERRIAM-WEBSTER ANNOUNCES "INTEGRITY"
AS 2005 WORD OF THE YEAR

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Year for 2005:

1. integrity
2. refugee
3. contempt
4. filibuster
5. insipid
6. tsunami
7. pandemic
8. conclave
9. levee
10. inept

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