per- root meaning
The per- root means through, thoroughly, or completely.
Words with the per- root
- impermeable: not allowing passage through
- impertinent: rude or not properly relevant
- imperturbable: calm and not easily disturbed
- impervious: not allowing anything through
- pardon: to forgive or release from penalty
- pellucid: very clear; allowing light through
- percent: a part out of every hundred
- perennial: lasting through years or returning year after year
- perfidious: treacherous or deliberately faithless
- perfunctory: done with little care or merely as routine
- permeable: allowing liquid or gas to pass through
- permeate: to pass or spread through
- perplex: to puzzle or confuse
- perseverance: steady persistence through difficulty
- persevere: to keep going despite difficulty
- pertain: to relate or belong to a matter
- pertinacious: stubbornly persistent or holding firmly
- pertinent: relevant or related to the matter
- perturb: to disturb greatly or unsettle
- pervade: to spread throughout