The Root facere: to do
Latin root
The root facere means to do, and it comes from Latin. It shows up across the GRE, hidden inside words that look unrelated at first glance. Once you recognize it, you can decode the meaning of an unfamiliar word on sight instead of guessing. Below are 9 GRE words built from this one root. Learn the root, and you unlock the whole family.
Words from the root facere
Doing good or causing good to be done; generous and kind
the power to produce a desired effect or result; effectiveness
Very generous; lavish in giving
To bring peace to; to calm down; to appease
Competent or skilled in doing or using something
Producing much fruit, foliage, or many offspring; producing abundant works or results
To make less absolute; to modify or limit
to make less dense or thinner; to refine or make more esoteric
Clearly defined or identified; precise and clear
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