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Due to recent advances in technology, archaeologists have the potentia
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08 Jan 2026, 13:21
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Due to recent advances in technology, archaeologists have the potential of _________ , even from the tiniest fragments, the provenance of pottery shards.
| Blank (i) |
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| A. interpreting |
| B. interring |
| C. determining | D. reconstructing | E. relating |
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14 Jan 2026, 05:15
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Answer: (C)
Essentially new technology is allowing scientists to figure out the provenance (the origin) of pottery shards. Thus we need a word that means 'figure out.'
(A) interpreting is a close answer but it does not quite work stylistically. One does not interpret the origin. Rather, one determines/figures/discovers the origin of something
(B) interring means to bury
(C) determining fits the context and stylistically correct
(D) reconstructing could possibly modify history or events but does not make sense when referring to origin
(E) relating is also stylistically off
Essentially new technology is allowing scientists to figure out the provenance (the origin) of pottery shards. Thus we need a word that means 'figure out.'
(A) interpreting is a close answer but it does not quite work stylistically. One does not interpret the origin. Rather, one determines/figures/discovers the origin of something
(B) interring means to bury
(C) determining fits the context and stylistically correct
(D) reconstructing could possibly modify history or events but does not make sense when referring to origin
(E) relating is also stylistically off
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15 Jan 2026, 13:49
15 Jan 2026, 13:49
Being "stylistically off" doesn't sound GRE.
