Dictionary Ordering of Words

The main goal is to arrange the given list of words according to the standard English dictionary order and identify which word appears last in this sequence. This process involves comparing words based on their alphabetical sequence.

The words we need to arrange are:

• Disturb
• Distance
• Distilled
• Distribution
• Distort

Step-by-Step Alphabetical Sorting Process

To determine the dictionary order, we compare the words character by character starting from the first letter.

Observation: All the given words share a common prefix "Dist". Therefore, the comparison needs to focus on the letters that come immediately after this prefix.

Comparing the Fifth Letter

Let's examine the fifth letter of each word:

• Disturb
• Distance
• Distilled
• Distribution
• Distort

The letters to compare are: u, a, i, r, o.

We arrange these letters in alphabetical order:

1. a (from Distance)
2. i (from Distilled)
3. o (from Distort)
4. r (from Distribution)
5. u (from Disturb)

Identifying the Last Word

The alphabetical order of the fifth letters (a, i, o, r, u) dictates the order of the words.

The word starting with "Dista..." will come first.

The word starting with "Distilled..." will come next.

The word starting with "Distort..." will follow.

The word starting with "Distribut..." will come after that.

The word starting with "Disturb..." will come last because 'u' is the last letter in alphabetical order among the differentiating letters.

Final Word Arrangement

Based on the comparison of the fifth letters, the sequence of the words in dictionary order is as follows:

As seen from the sorted list, the word "Disturb" appears in the last position.