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per-
(PUR)through or thoroughly
Latin for through. To perforate is to make holes all the way through; perfect means done thoroughly.
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Place & directionExample words
percent
out of a hundred — running through every hundred
perspective
a way of looking at something — looking through
perforate
to make holes all the way through
Who it is for
Grades served: 7, 8
Level 3Level 1 holds the word parts students meet first. Level 3 holds the ones that turn up in harder reading.
Place & direction. Roots that locate things: under, over, between, before, after.
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