peri
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From Latin experīrī (to try, test) and perītus (experienced, tested). Produces experience (knowledge gained by trying), experiment (a systematic trial), expert (thoroughly tested), and peril (a trial/risk). The core idea is learning through doing — expertise comes from repeated testing.
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experience
knowledge gained over time; an event undergone; to undergo something
experience-based
Based on practical experience
experienced
Having extensive knowledge or skill from practice
experiencer
A person who experiences something; a linguistic thematic role
experiential
Based on or derived from personal experience
experiment
A scientific test; to carry out a test or try something new
experimental
Based on experiments; new and not yet fully tested
experimentally
By means of experiments; in an experimental manner
experimentation
The process of conducting experiments to test ideas
experimenter
A person who conducts experiments
experiments
Controlled tests to verify ideas; to conduct such tests
expert
A person with great knowledge or skill; highly skilled
expertise
A high level of skill or knowledge in a particular field
expertly
With great skill; in an expert manner
imperil
To put in danger; to threaten with harm
inexperience
Lack of experience or practical knowledge
inexperienced
Lacking practical knowledge or skill due to limited experience
inexpert
Lacking skill or expertise; an unskilled person
inexpertly
In an unskilled or clumsy manner
less-experienced
Having less experience or skill
peril
Serious danger or risk; to put in danger; 危险,险境;危及
perilous
Full of danger or risk; 危险的,充满风险的
perilously
In a way that involves serious danger or risk
pirate
A person who robs at sea or illegally copies protected works; to plunder or reproduce illegally