Arrange the given words in the sequence in which they occur in the dictionary:
(A) Miniscule
(B) Minimalist
(C) Minority
(D) Miniature
(E) Ministerial
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → (D), (B), (A), (E), (C)
In a dictionary, words are compared letter by letter from the left, and the first letter that differs decides the order. Four words begin with MINI and one with MINO; since I comes before O, Minority comes last. The four MINI words are then sorted by the letters after MINI:
(D) Miniature — MINIA
(B) Minimalist — MINIM
(A) Miniscule — MINISC; S is shared with the next word, so the next letter decides: C before T
(E) Ministerial — MINIST
(C) Minority — MINO