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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
Common Core alignment
Grades served: 7, 8
- L.7.4bUse common, grade-appropriate Greek or Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., belligerent, bellicose, rebel).
- L.8.4bUse common, grade-appropriate Greek or Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., precede, recede, secede).
Place & direction. Roots that locate things: under, over, between, before, after.
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