Now updated for CSW19. New words, if any, and new inflections of existing words, are shown in red.
| assay | a test, a trial; (verb) to put to the proof, to make trial of. |
| assayable | that may be assayed. |
| assayer | one that assays. |
| attempt | to make an effort to do or accomplish. |
| attemptable | that can be attempted. |
| attempter | one who attempts. |
| benchmark | a surveyor's mark cut on rock; (verb) to test by a benchmark. |
| endeavor | to try. |
| endeavorer | one who endeavours. |
| endeavour | to try. |
| endeavourer | one who endeavours. |
| essay | a written composition less elaborate than a dissertation or treatise; an attempt; (verb) to try. |
| essayer | one who essays. |
| fand | (Scots) to try or attempt. |
| kemp | coarse hair (verb) to strive for mastery |
| outstrive | to surpass in striving. |
| peirastic | experimental; tentative. |
| peirastically | (Adv.) PEIRASTIC, experimental. |
| persevere | to continue steadfastly; to keep on striving. |
| persevering | continuing steadfastly. |
| perseveringly | (Adv.) PERSEVERING. |
| pingle | (Scots) to strive, to struggle with difficulties. |
| pree | (Scots) to make a trial of, esp by tasting or kissing. |
| preeve | (Obs.) to prove. |
| pretest | to make a preliminary test of. |
| preve | (Obs.) to prove. |
| prief | (Scots) proof. |
| priefe | (Scots) proof. |
| prieve | to prove, test. |
| reattempt | to attempt again. |
| restrive | to strive anew. |
| retest | to test again. |
| strive | to try hard ) STRIVED, STRIVEN. |
| striven | (PaP.) STRIVE, to try hard. |
| striver | one who strives. |
| strivingly | (Adv.) STRIVING. |
| subtest | a subdivision of a test. |
| tentative | cautious (noun) something done as an experiment or trial |
| tentatively | (Adv.) TENTATIVE, cautious. |
| test | any critical trial (verb) to subject to an examination |
| testability | the ability to be tested. |
| testee | a person undergoing a test. |
| trial | a judicial examination; (verb) to make a trial of. |
| trialist | a person taking part in a trial or test. |
| triallist | a person taking part in a trial or test. |
| trier | one who tries. |
| trior | (Obs.) a trier. |
| try | an attempt; (adj.) choice, purified; (verb) to attempt; to make an effort ) TRIDE. |
| tryer | one who tries. |
| tryingly | (Adv.) TRYING, annoying. |
| undertake | to attempt. |