The employees rejected the <u>derisory</u> pay offer.
Directions: Each item in this section consists of a sentence with an underlined word followed by four words/group of words. Select the option that is <strong>NEAREST IN MEANING</strong> to the underlined word and mark your response on the answer sheet accordingly.
- A. partial
- B. full
- C. derogatory
- D. inadequate ✓
Correct Answer: D. inadequate
Explanation
DERISORY means ridiculously small or inadequate. INADEQUATE correctly captures the context of the rejected pay offer.