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• Today’s Word: Gordian knot

  4547 readersToday's word is Gordian knot, part of this week's theme, The myths of futility. It is a (noun) and is pronounced [GOR-dee-ahn not]. Click to read the definition, origin and see it in action! Wed: Herculean | Tue: Augean | Mon: labyrinthine | Fri: eschatology | Thu: penultimate |

• Today’s Word: Herculean

  5225 readersToday's word is Herculean, part of this week's theme, The myths of futility. It is a (adjective) and is pronounced [hur'-kyah-LEE-ahn, hur-KYOO-lee-ahn]. Click to read the definition, origin and see it in action! Tue: Augean | Mon: labyrinthine | Fri: eschatology | Thu: penultimate | Wed: denouement |

• Today’s Word: wellspring

  3490 readersToday's word is wellspring, part of this week's theme, The source. It is a (noun) and is pronounced [WEL-spring']. Click to read the definition, origin and see it in action! Fri: sisyphean | Thu: Gordian knot | Wed: Herculean | Tue: Augean | Mon: labyrinthine |

• Today’s Word: antecedent

  3771 readersToday's word is antecedent, part of this week's theme, The source. It is a (adjective, noun) and is pronounced [an'-ti-SEED-nt]. Click to read the definition, origin and see it in action! Mon: wellspring | Fri: sisyphean | Thu: Gordian knot | Wed: Herculean | Tue: Augean |

• Today’s Word: Augean

  3802 readersToday's word is Augean, part of this week's theme, The myths of futility. It is a (adjective) and is pronounced [ow-JEE-ahn]. Click to read the definition, origin and see it in action! Mon: labyrinthine | Fri: eschatology | Thu: penultimate | Wed: denouement | Tue: posterior |

• Today’s Word: labyrinthine

  4345 readersToday's word is labyrinthine, part of this week's theme, The myths of futility. It is a (adjective) and is pronounced [lab'-ah-RIN-thin, lab'-ah-RIN-theen']. Click to read the definition, origin and see it in action! Fri: eschatology | Thu: penultimate | Wed: denouement | Tue: posterior | Mon: omega |

• Today’s Word: beget

  3777 readersToday's word is beget, part of this week's theme, The source. It is a (transitive verb) and is pronounced [bi-GET]. Click to read the definition, origin and see it in action! Tue: antecedent | Mon: wellspring | Fri: sisyphean | Thu: Gordian knot | Wed: Herculean |

• Today’s Word: progenitor

  3740 readersToday's word is progenitor, part of this week's theme, The source. It is a (noun) and is pronounced [proe-JEN-i-tahr]. Click to read the definition, origin and see it in action! Wed: beget | Tue: antecedent | Mon: wellspring | Fri: sisyphean | Thu: Gordian knot |

• Today’s Word: fountainhead

  5924 readersToday's word is fountainhead, part of this week's theme, The source. It is a (noun) and is pronounced [FOUN-tahn-hed']. Click to read the definition, origin and see it in action! Thu: progenitor | Wed: beget | Tue: antecedent | Mon: wellspring | Fri: sisyphean |

• Today’s Word: eschatology

  5618 readersToday's word is eschatology, part of this week's theme, The Caboose It is a (noun) and is pronounced [es'-kah-TOL-ah-jee]. Click to read the definition, origin and see it in action! Thu: penultimate | Wed: denouement | Tue: posterior | Mon: omega | Fri: enclave |