FAC/FEC/FIC Greek and Latin Roots

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Deface

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To ruin or destroy the surface of something.

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Infect

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To contaminate, make ill, or corrupt.

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Difficult

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Hard to do, understand, or deal with.

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Factory

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A place where goods are manufactured, often using machinery.

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Effect

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The result or outcome of a cause.

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Benefactor

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A person who gives help or financial support to a person or cause.

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Factor

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An element or component that contributes to a result.

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Fiction

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Literature created from the imagination, not based on real events.

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Contaminate

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To make something impure or unclean by contact.

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Corrupt

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To change from good to bad in morals, manners, or actions.