1). Philophobia2). Trichology3). Demosophy4). Palaeontology

1.	1). Philophobia2). Trichology3). Demosophy4). Palaeontology
Answer» The correct answer is option 2. An easy way of eliminating OPTIONS and ARRIVING at the answer is the look at the roots that make up the word. The suffix 'phobia' means 'fear of something or somebody', 'logy' means 'study of something', 'sophy' means 'wisdom'. So the appropriate suffix for a word that would mean study of hair would be 'logy'. Thus,we can safely eliminate options 1 and 3. Out of the remaining options, the prefix 'tricho-' means 'relating to hair' and 'paleo' means 'older or ancient'. THEREFORE, the correct answer would be 'Trichology' which means 'the branch of medical and cosmetic study and practice concerned with the hair and scalp'. The meanings of the other words are as FOLLOWS: Philophobia: fear of falling in love Demosophy: collective wisdom of mankind Palaeontology: the study of fossils

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The correct answer is option 2.

An easy way of eliminating OPTIONS and ARRIVING at the answer is the look at the roots that make up the word. The suffix 'phobia' means 'fear of something or somebody', 'logy' means 'study of something', 'sophy' means 'wisdom'. So the appropriate suffix for a word that would mean study of hair would be 'logy'. Thus,we can safely eliminate options 1 and 3. Out of the remaining options, the prefix 'tricho-' means 'relating to hair' and 'paleo' means 'older or ancient'. THEREFORE, the correct answer would be 'Trichology' which means 'the branch of medical and cosmetic study and practice concerned with the hair and scalp'.

The meanings of the other words are as FOLLOWS:
Philophobia: fear of falling in love
Demosophy: collective wisdom of mankind
Palaeontology: the study of fossils

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