SAT vocabulary
Inapposite
Not pertinent or appropriate; irrelevant.
Example
"His comments during the serious discussion were completely inapposite, drawing groans from the other participants."
Etymology
From in- 'not' + apposite 'appropriate' (from Latin *appositus* 'placed near,' from *apponere* 'to place near').
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