The guide words on a dictionary page are typically the first and last words that appear on that page. For the word "adage," the guide words should be words that are alphabetically close to it.
Looking at the options:
A. addled and address - "addled" is before "adage" and "address" is after it. B. adapt and administration - "adapt" is before and "administration" is after "adage." C. acute and additional - Neither of these words is close to "adage," as both come after it in the alphabet. D. acumen and adactyly - "acumen" comes before "adage," and "adactyly" comes after.
The correct option for guide words would be A: addled and address, as they are the closest words to "adage" in the dictionary.
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