Greek and Latin Roots, Grades 6–8: Florida's B.E.S.T. Roots: fac

This collection of vocabulary lists covers the Greek and Latin roots found in Florida's B.E.S.T. Standards for Grades 6-8. These lists help build vocabulary proficiency by exploring the etymology and meanings of words derived from ancient Greek and Latin roots.
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  1. artifact
    a man-made object
  2. benefactor
    a person who helps people or institutions
  3. facile
    arrived at without due care or effort; lacking depth
  4. facilitate
    make easier
  5. facility
    a building or place that provides a particular service
  6. facsimile
    an exact copy or reproduction
  7. fact
    a piece of information about events that have occurred
  8. faction
    a dissenting clique
  9. factious
    dissenting with the majority opinion
  10. factitious
    not produced by natural forces; artificial or fake
  11. factor
    anything that contributes causally to a result
  12. factory
    a plant with facilities for manufacturing
  13. factotum
    a servant employed to do a variety of jobs
  14. factual
    existing in fact
  15. faculty
    an inherent cognitive or perceptual power of the mind
  16. malefactor
    someone who has committed a crime
  17. manufacture
    put together out of artificial or natural components
  18. putrefaction
    the process of decay caused by bacterial or fungal action
Created on Thu May 02 23:39:55 EDT 2024 (updated Fri Jul 26 16:11:52 EDT 2024)

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