From the given alternatives, according to dictionary, which word will come at THIRD position?

First two letters of all the words are same so verifying the third letter.

The third letter of Patience and Pathetic is 't' which is after 's' in alphabetical order. So Patience and Pathetic are placed after Passage and Pastime.

Among Patience and Pathetic, the fourth letter of Pathetic is before Patience in alphabetical order. So Pathetic is placed third and Patience is placed fourth.

$$\therefore\ $$Pathetic will come at third position according to dictionary order.

Hence, the correct answer is Option D