Prefix Flashcards: dia- and per-

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dia-

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A prefix meaning 'through' or 'across'. Used in words like diagonal, diaphragm, diameter, diagnose, dialect.

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per-

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A prefix meaning 'through', 'thoroughly', or 'completely'. Used in words like perspire, permeable, perceive, perforate, persistent, percolate, pervasive.

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diagonal

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diaphragm

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diameter

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perimeter

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percolate

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to filter gradually through a porous surface or substance

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perceive

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to become aware or conscious of something; to come to realize or understand

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permeable

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a material that allows things to pass through (like air or water, etc)

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perforate

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to make a hole or holes through something