Which of the following words will come second if all the words are arranged in the order of a dictionary?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Fanatical
In a dictionary, words are compared letter by letter from the left; the first place where two words differ decides which comes first.
All four words begin with Fa; the third letter is c in Faceable and n in the other three, so Faceable comes first
Among the Fan- words, the fourth letters are a (Fanatical, Fanaticism) and c (Fanciful), so Fanciful is last
Fanatical and Fanaticism both begin with Fanatic; the eighth letters are a and i, so Fanatical comes before Fanaticism
Order: Faceable, Fanatical, Fanaticism, Fanciful
The second word is Fanatical.