Which words might be the guide words on a dictionary page for adage?

acumen and adactyly
acute and additional
adapt and administration
addled and address

1 answer

The guide words on a dictionary page are typically the first and last words that would appear on that page. Since "adage" starts with "a," we need to look for a pair of guide words where the first word starts with "a" and the last word comes after "adage."

Considering the options you provided:

  1. acumen and adactyly - "acumen" comes before "adage," and "adactyly" comes after, so this could be a valid pair.
  2. acute and additional - "acute" comes before "adage," but "additional" comes after, so this doesn't work.
  3. adapt and administration - "adapt" comes before "adage," but "administration" comes after, so this doesn't work either.
  4. addled and address - "addled" comes before "adage," but "address" also comes after, so this doesn't work.

Thus, the correct guide words for a dictionary page that includes "adage" are acumen and adactyly.