Arrange the following words in the sequence in which they occur in the dictionary: i. Accuse ii. Accord iii. Acquisite iv. Acquire

Introduction / Context:
This problem again tests your skill with alphabetical ordering, now using words that share very similar prefixes. With words like “Accuse”, “Accord”, “Acquire” and “Acquisite”, it is easy to get confused if you do not carefully compare each letter. Correct dictionary order requires precise left-to-right comparison at the first point of difference.

Given Data / Assumptions:
- Words: Accuse, Accord, Acquisite, Acquire.
- Guide indices: i. Accuse, ii. Accord, iii. Acquisite, iv. Acquire.
- Standard English alphabetical rules apply.

Concept / Approach:
The common prefix “Acc” and “Acq” hides the true order. You must separate the “Acc…” words from the “Acq…” words first, because c comes before q. Within each group, compare subsequent letters until you find the first difference. As a rule, shorter words come before longer ones if one is a complete prefix of the other and all earlier letters match.

Step-by-Step Solution:
Step 1: Split words into two groups by the third letter sequence: Accuse, Accord (Acc…) and Acquire, Acquisite (Acq…). Step 2: Since c comes before q, both “Acc…” words come before both “Acq…” words in the dictionary. Step 3: Order the “Acc…” words: Accord vs Accuse. Compare: A C C O R D vs A C C U S E. The first three letters A-C-C match. The fourth letters are O and U. O comes before U, so Accord (ii) comes before Accuse (i). Step 4: Now order the “Acq…” words: Acquire vs Acquisite. Acquire: A C Q U I R E; Acquisite: A C Q U I S I T E. Up to A C Q U I, they match. The next letters are R and S. R comes before S, so Acquire (iv) comes before Acquisite (iii). Step 5: Combine the group orders: Accord (ii), Accuse (i), Acquire (iv), Acquisite (iii).

Verification / Alternative check:
Imagine scanning a dictionary page. You would first find all “Acc…” entries; among them, Accord comes before Accuse. After those, you would reach “Acq…” entries. Under Acq, you would see Acquire before Acquisite for the reason that “acquir-” precedes “acquis-”. This matches the sequence ii, i, iv, iii.

Why Other Options Are Wrong:
- i, ii, iv, iii starts with Accuse before Accord, ignoring that O is before U.
- ii, i, iii, iv incorrectly places Acquisite before Acquire, even though R comes before S.
- iv, i, ii, iii mixes Acc- and Acq- groups in an order that does not follow alphabetical rules.

Common Pitfalls:
Candidates often glance only at the first few letters and assume words beginning with Acq must always come before those beginning with Acc, simply because q appears later in the alphabet. Others ignore subtle differences in later letters like R versus S. Always compare words carefully at the first differing letter and remember that entire prefixes matter for ordering.

Final Answer:
The correct dictionary order is Accord, Accuse, Acquire, Acquisite, corresponding to ii, i, iv, iii.