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Words Out of Order
Can you rank the following series of words in the proper order?
admission, cook, governor, league, message, mustard, pepper, punishment
admission, cook, governor, league, message, mustard, pepper, punishment
Hint
Who outranks whom?Answer
message, punishment, pepper, governor, cook, league, mustard, admissionThe reverse order is also acceptable.
Explanation:
Each of the words can be preceded by a military rank to form a phrase.
(private) message,
(corporal) punishment,
(sergeant) pepper,
(lieutenant) governor,
(captain) cook,
(major) league,
(colonel) mustard,
(general) admission
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