Words of the Year

Merriam-Webster's Words of the year 2004, based on online lookups. Funny to see #7 peloton. Isaac's convinced that Lance Armstrong is a friend of mine. Maybe he can give tips on the difference between the right and left brake levers.

1.Blog noun [short for Weblog] (1999) : a Web site that contains an online personal journal with reflections, comments, and often hyperlinks provided by the writer
2. incumbent
3. electoral
4. insurgent
5. hurricane
6. cicada
7. peloton : noun (1951) : the main body of riders in a bicycle race
8. partisan
9. sovereignty
10. defenestration