Question:

When the following words are arranged in dictionary order, the third position word is: INVENT, INVENTION, INNOVATION, INVEST

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When sorting words in dictionary order, consider the first differing letter from the left.
  • INVENT
  • INVENTION
  • INNOVATION
  • INVEST
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The Correct Option is B

Solution and Explanation

To solve this problem, we need to arrange the given words in lexicographical (dictionary) order. The words are:
  • INVENT
  • INVENTION
  • INNOVATION
  • INVEST
Dictionary order refers to the way words are organized based on the alphabetical sequence of their letters. We will compare them letter by letter:
  • INNOVATION comes first because after "INNO", it contains "V" which is lower than "VE" in "INVENT" and "INVEST".
  • INVENT follows because it contains just "INVENT" which is complete and smaller than "INVENTION".
  • INVENTION comes after "INVENT" as it shares the same letters initially but is longer.
  • INVEST comes last because the sequence "INVES" is higher than "INVENT" but the same "INV" as previous.
Therefore, arranged in dictionary order, the words are:
  1. INNOVATION
  2. INVENT
  3. INVENTION
  4. INVEST
The word in the third position is INVENTION.
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