Power Prefixes for Twelfth Grade Students: peri-

This vocabulary list features words with the prefix peri-, meaning "around" or "enclosing."
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  1. periphery
    the outside boundary or surface of something
  2. period
    an amount of time
  3. perimeter
    a line enclosing a plane area
  4. periodic
    happening or recurring at regular intervals
  5. peripatetic
    traveling especially on foot
  6. peripheral
    on or near an edge or constituting an outer boundary
  7. periodical
    happening or recurring at regular intervals
  8. peripeteia
    a sudden and unexpected reversal of fortune
  9. periphrastic
    roundabout and unnecessarily wordy
  10. periodontal
    of or relating to parts of the mouth that support and surround the teeth
  11. pericope
    a selection from a book, especially from the Bible
  12. periscope
    an instrument providing a view of an obstructed field
  13. peristalsis
    wavelike muscle contractions of the alimentary tract
Created on Fri May 30 15:02:17 EDT 2025 (updated Fri Jun 06 15:44:40 EDT 2025)

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