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Appropriate

/əˈprəʊpriət/
Suitable for a particular situation or purpose

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Examples:

It's not appropriate to wear jeans at a wedding.Choose the appropriate words for your essay.

Etymology:

etymology
From Latin appropriatus, past participle of appropriare which means to make ones own, from ad- to + proprius own'.

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