Arrange the following words as per the order in the dictionary:
1. Circumscribe, 2. Circumvent, 3. Circumlocution, 4. Circumspect, 5. Circuitous
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → 53142
In a dictionary, words are compared letter by letter from the left; the first place where two words differ decides which comes first.
All five words begin with Circu; the sixth letters are i (Circuitous) and m (the four Circum- words), so Circuitous comes first
Among the Circum- words, the seventh letters are l (Circumlocution), s (Circumscribe, Circumspect) and v (Circumvent)
Circumscribe and Circumspect both begin with Circums; the eighth letters are c and p, so Circumscribe comes before Circumspect
Order: Circuitous (5), Circumlocution (3), Circumscribe (1), Circumspect (4), Circumvent (2)
The sequence is 53142.