Question

if biblio is a word root meaning \book,\ and phil means \love,\ what is the best definition of bibliophile in the sentence below?

elena was a bibliophile, so she amassed a library of thousands of books over the course of her life.

someone who writes books
someone who adores books
someone who reads a lot of books
someone who knows a lot about books

Explanation:

Analyze the word roots

Using the Word Roots and Etymology knowledge points

• biblio = "book"
• phil = "love"
• Combining these roots yields "book-love" or "one who loves books."

Analyze the context clues

Using the Context Clues knowledge point

• The sentence states: "Elena was a bibliophile, so she amassed a library of thousands of books..."
• "Amassed a library of thousands of books" indicates a deep passion, collection, and adoration for books, which aligns with the literal root meaning "love of books."

Evaluate the options

• "someone who writes books": Incorrect. Writing is associated with roots like graph or scribe.
• "someone who adores books": Correct. "Adores" directly corresponds to the root phil (love).
• "someone who reads a lot of books": Incorrect. Reading is associated with roots like lect or leg.
• "someone who knows a lot about books": Incorrect. Knowing is associated with roots like sci or cogn.

Answer:

• someone who writes books
• someone who adores books (Correct answer)
• someone who reads a lot of books
• someone who knows a lot about books