Top 10 words looked up on Merriam-Webster Online in the year 2008 are:
1. bailout (noun)
2. vet
3. socialism
4. maverick
5. bipartisan
6. trepidation
7. precipice
8. rogue
9. misogyny
10. turmoil
http://www.merriam-webster.com/ Vetting for approval from the populace, rogues and mavericks alike overlooked bipartisan ideals in order to face the rain-slicked precipice of turmoil caused by socialism and misogyny, and confront the bailout without trepidation.