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Word of the Day: Gargantuan - This word has a delightfully literary origin. It comes from Gargantua, the giant king in François Rabelais' 16th-century satirical novel Gargantua and Pantagruel (1534).

Word of the Day: Fastidious reminds readers that language provides powerful tools for describing the subtle qualities that shape human character and professional excellence.