Use the drop-down menus and your knowledge of context clues, word roots, and affixes to determine the meaning of the words in this passage.

Anthropologists
are studying many ancient cultures, such as the Maya and the Etruscans. New advances in technology may facilitate
their studies by making it easier to learn what ancient people ate, wore, and even how they died. Some scientists hope that ancient stories may actually be confirmable
, such as the island discovered that may have been the basis for Atlantis. Other scientists hope that the knowledge they learn will be conducive
to humanity's making better choices in the future.

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Sure! Here are the meanings of the highlighted words in the passage:

  1. Anthropologists - Scientists who study human behavior, societies, cultures, and their development.

  2. Facilitate - To make (an action or process) easier.

  3. Confirmable - Able to be proven or verified; capable of being confirmed.

  4. Conducive - Leading to a particular result; helpful or favorable.

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