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peri

Latin

try, experience, risk

Variants

peripert

About This Root

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.

Associated Words

experience

knowledge gained over time; an event undergone; to undergo something

NGSL 1kIELTSA2

experience-based

Based on practical experience

experienced

Having extensive knowledge or skill from practice

IELTSTOEFLB1

experiencer

A person who experiences something; a linguistic thematic role

C2

experiential

Based on or derived from personal experience

C2

experiment

A scientific test; to carry out a test or try something new

NGSL 2kIELTSB1

experimental

Based on experiments; new and not yet fully tested

NGSL 3kIELTSA1

experimentally

By means of experiments; in an experimental manner

B1

experimentation

The process of conducting experiments to test ideas

B1

experimenter

A person who conducts experiments

B1

experiments

Controlled tests to verify ideas; to conduct such tests

IELTSB1

expert

A person with great knowledge or skill; highly skilled

NGSL 2kIELTSA2

expertise

A high level of skill or knowledge in a particular field

IELTSTOEFLGRE

expertly

With great skill; in an expert manner

B1

imperil

To put in danger; to threaten with harm

GREC1

inexperience

Lack of experience or practical knowledge

C2

inexperienced

Lacking practical knowledge or skill due to limited experience

B2

inexpert

Lacking skill or expertise; an unskilled person

B1

inexpertly

In an unskilled or clumsy manner

B1

less-experienced

Having less experience or skill

peril

Serious danger or risk; to put in danger; 危险,险境;危及

IELTSTOEFLGRE

perilous

Full of danger or risk; 危险的,充满风险的

TOEFLGREC1

perilously

In a way that involves serious danger or risk

C1

pirate

A person who robs at sea or illegally copies protected works; to plunder or reproduce illegally

GREB2