Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the underlined…
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Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the underlined segment in the
given sentence.
Jenny inherited her grandmother's great love of collecting books, particularly obscure poetry
from the Victorian Era.
Answer: C. Bibliophilia — Concept: A one-word substitution item asks you to replace a descriptive phrase with a single word that carries the same precise meaning. Many such words are…
- A.
Numismatics
- B.
Philately
- C.
Bibliophilia
- D.
Bibliophobia
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Correct answer: C
Concept: A one-word substitution item asks you to replace a descriptive phrase with a single word that carries the same precise meaning. Many such words are built from Greek/Latin roots — here, the root "biblio-" means "book", the suffix "-philia" means "love or fondness for", and the suffix "-phobia" means "fear or aversion to".
Application: The underlined phrase "great love of collecting books" describes an enthusiastic devotion to books and to gathering them. Combining "biblio-" (book) with "-philia" (love/fondness) gives exactly this meaning, so "Bibliophilia" is the one-word substitute for the underlined phrase.
Contrast: The remaining options name unrelated or opposite ideas, so none of them fits the underlined phrase:
Numismatics — the study and collecting of coins and currency, a different collecting interest from books.
Philately — the study and collecting of postage stamps, again a different collecting interest from books.
Bibliophobia — a fear of or aversion to books, the opposite sentiment to a "love of collecting books".