The Root -fac-

Question 0

beneficiary

Answer 0

a. A person or institution receiving help or an advantage

b. A person receiving money or property from a will or an insurance policy

Question 1

affectation

Answer 1

Artificial behavior done to impress others; action for appearance’s sake

Question 2

de facto

Answer 2

Real or actual

Question 3

efficacy

Answer 3

Effectiveness; the power to produce a result

Question 4

faction

Answer 4

A unified group within a larger group, usually in disagreement or conflict with the larger group

Question 5

factoid

Answer 5

a. A piece of false information accepted as true because it has been repeated in the media
b. A brief, unimportant fact

Question 6

factotum

Answer 6

An employee who has a wide range of duties

Question 7

manufacture

Answer 7

a. To make, create, produce, or turn out, usually as part of an industrial process
b. The act of making something

Question 8

officiate

Answer 8

a. To serve in a position of authority, or to conduct a meeting or ceremony
b. To referee or umpire

Question 9

prolific

Answer 9

a. Producing offspring or fruit

b. Producing many works or results