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peri

Latin

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peripert

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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