Wearing casual attire to the formal academic ceremony was considered inappropriate by the faculty.
在正式学术典礼上穿着休闲服装被教师们认为不合适。
Which choice best defines “inappropriate”?
C — Not suitable or proper in the situation. “inappropriate” means not suitable or proper in the situation.
Which word means “not suitable or proper in the situation”?
C — inappropriate. “inappropriate” means not suitable or proper in the situation.
inappropriate — not suitable or proper in the situation. In Chinese: 不适当的.
inappropriate is pronounced /ˌɪnəˈproʊpriət/.
Wearing casual attire to the formal academic ceremony was considered inappropriate by the faculty. (在正式学术典礼上穿着休闲服装被教师们认为不合适。)
unsuitable, improper, unfitting — all close in meaning to inappropriate (not suitable or proper in the situation).
appropriate, proper — each the opposite of inappropriate (not suitable or proper in the situation).
Yes. inappropriate is on the SAT Prep Basic list — the everyday academic words the SAT assumes you already have. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.