Both Uses

appropriate
in
The Westing Game
(Edited)

Sandy was proud of the notebook he bought, with its glossy cover photograph of a bald eagle in flight (sort of appropriate, he explained to the judge; fits in with Uncle Sam and all that).
p. 100.9 *

appropriate = suitable (fitting)
I realize this may seem inappropriate, but according to Samuel W. Westing's will, I must read another document on the hour.
p. 152.4

inappropriate = improper

standard prefix: The prefix "in-" in inappropriate means not and reverses the meaning of appropriate. This is the same pattern you see in words like invisible, incomplete, and insecure.

Definitions:

(1) (appropriate as in: it is appropriate)
suitable (fitting) for a particular situation
(2) (appropriate as in: appropriate from their culture)
to take without asking -- often without right
(3) (appropriate as in: Congress will appropriate funds)
to set aside for a particular use
(4) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)