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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.

Example 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.

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