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Question 19 English Language 2015 Medium MCQ +1.00 marks · -0.25 negative

For the word, a contextual sentence is given. Pick the word from the alternatives given that is most inappropriate in the given context. FACETIOUS: When I suggested that war is a method of controlling population, my father remarked that I was being facetious.

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