New words added to the Merriam-Webster dictionary this year....Acai: a small dark purple fleshy berrylike fruit of a tall slender palm (Euterpe oleracea) of tropical Central and South America that is often used in beverages
Carbon Footprint: the negative impact that something (as a person or business) has on the environment; specifically : the amount of carbon emitted by something during a given period
Flash Mob: a group of people summoned (as by e-mail or text message) to a designated location at a specified time to perform an indicated action before dispersing
Frenemy: one who pretends to be a friend but is actually an enemy
Locavore: one who eats foods grown locally whenever possible
Memory Foam: a dense polyurethane foam that becomes more pliable when in contact with heat
Reggaeton: popular music of Puerto Rican origin that combines rap with Caribbean rhythms
Staycation: a vacation spent at home or nearby
Vlog: a blog that contains video material
Waterboarding: an interrogation technique in which water is forced into a detainee's mouth and nose so as to induce the sensation of drowning
Webisode: an episode especially of a TV show that may or may not have been telecast but can be viewed at a Web site
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