Arrange the following words in the order in which they appear in an English dictionary.
1. Epigraph, 2. Equitable, 3. Equanimity, 4. Egregious, 5. Equivocate
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → 41325
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 E; the second letters are g (Egregious), p (Epigraph) and q (Equitable, Equanimity, Equivocate)
So Egregious comes first and Epigraph second
Among the Equ- words, the fourth letters are a (Equanimity) and i (Equitable, Equivocate), so Equanimity comes first
Equitable and Equivocate both begin with Equi; the fifth letters are t and v, and t comes first, so Equitable, then Equivocate
Order: Egregious (4), Epigraph (1), Equanimity (3), Equitable (2), Equivocate (5)
The sequence is 41325.