Kath – Page 182 – For Reading Addicts

Word of the Day

September 7, 2020

Word of the Day – Confab

Confab (noun) kon-fab An informal private conversation or discussion. Early 18th century abbreviation of confabulation…

Kath 0

Love0

Discussion and Recommendations

September 6, 2020

The Bestselling Books of the Last One Hundred Years: 2007

We started at 1918, bringing you the bestselling books of the last one hundred years.…

Kath 0

Love2

Word of the Day

September 6, 2020

Word of the Day – Marmoreal

Marmoreal (adj) mar-mor-ee-al (literary) Made of or compared to marble. Late 18th century from Latin…

Kath 0

Love0

Word of the Day

September 5, 2020

Word of the Day – Phreak

Phreak (noun/verb) fr-eek A person who hacks into telecommunications systems, especially to obtain free calls./Hack…

Kath 0

Love0

Word of the Day

September 4, 2020

Word of the Day – Galactico

Galactico (noun) gal-ak-tik-o (informal) An exceptionally skilled and celebrated soccer player. Early 21st century Spanish…

Kath 0

Love0

Word of the Day

September 3, 2020

Word of the Day – Gamin

Gamin (noun) Ga-min (dated) A street urchin. Mid 19th century French, originally an eastern dialect…

Kath 0

Love1

Word of the Day

September 2, 2020

Word of the Day – Amok

Amok (adverb) am-ok in a frenzied way Mid 17th century via Portuguese amouco, from Malay…

Kath 0

Love0

Word of the Day

September 1, 2020

Word of the Day – Metallurgy

Metallurgy (noun) met-al-er-jee The branch of science and technology concerned with the properties of metals…

Kath 0

Love0

Guest Blogs Reading Formats

August 31, 2020

Six reasons why paper books are better than e-books.

I’m a great supporter of paper books: I love everything about them. And as such,…

Kath 0

Love10

Word of the Day

August 31, 2020

Word of the Day – Beanfeast

Beanfeast (noun) been-fee-st (informal) (British) A celebratory party with plentiful food and drink Early 19th…

Kath 0

Love1