Thursday, December 29, 2005

US quest of 'Integrity' gets **classified**

Merriam-Webster's Words of the Year 2005

The #1 Word of the Year for 2005 was: integrity
Pronunciation: in-'te-gr&-tEFunction: nounEtymology: Middle English integrite, from Middle French & Latin; Middle French integrité, from Latin integritat-, integritas, from integr-, integer entire1 : firm adherence to a code of especially moral or artistic values : INCORRUPTIBILITY2 : an unimpaired condition : SOUNDNESS3 : the quality or state of being complete or undivided : COMPLETENESSsynonym see HONESTY

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