CAT Word list

impolitic [ adjective ]
	MEANING :
	unwise, imprudent or not expedient
	USAGE :
	Mr Mori was infamous for such impolitic remarks during his 2000-2001 leadership. BBC, Japan's gaffe-prone politicians, 4 June, 2004
insolent [ noun, adjective ]
	MEANING :
	1. proud, disrespectful or impudent 2. overbearing or arrogant 3. one who is insolent
	USAGE :
	"Bush, the dwarf, has surprised us again with his insolent statement, accusing countries which have suffered from the aggressive, arrogant policy of his country," said Babel, run by President Saddam Hussein's eldest son Uday. Telegraph, Iraqi press throws insults at Bush, 02 Feb 2002
malodorous [ adjective ]
	MEANING :
	having a foul, offensive or bad smell
	USAGE :
	Eddie Ortega, the director of Del Rio's Community Health Service Center, said there's an unusually high number of the malodorous creatures running around these days. abcNEWS, Texas Border Town Faces Skunk Infestation, DEL RIO, Texas July 31, 2008
niggardly [ adjective, adverb ]
	MEANING :
	1. (adj.) miserly, stingy or petty when spending 2. (adv.) like a niggard
	USAGE :
	India might get its own poor law—a prospect the niggardly Victorians could not “contemplate without serious apprehension”. Economist, Employment guarantees in India, Jan 27th 2005
pejorative [ noun, adjective ]
	MEANING :
	1. (adj.) derogatory, insulting or belittling 2. (adj.) worsening or declining 3. noun an expression or word that is pejorative or derogatory in nature
	USAGE :
	When governments are described as pursuing populist policies the adjective is often intended to be pejorative. The Herald, A punishing schedule, August 23 2007