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중급-고급 한국어 어휘
intermediate to advanced Korean words / vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 유사 | being similar; start of history |
| 시한 | deadline, time limit |
| 진찰 | checkup, physical examination |
| 오진 | misdiagnosis |
| 의원 | clinic |
| 시한부 | terminal (often used for illness) |
| 제국 | empire |
| 제일의 | first, initial, primary |
| 검 | sword |
| 추호도 | (not) in the least, not at all |
| 공작 | duke (of) |
| 더부룩하다 | bloated |
| 선천적으로 | by nature, innately |
| 극소수 | small minority, very few (people) |
| 희귀하다 | rare, uncommon, hard to come by |
| 불치병 | incurable disease |
| 치사율 | fatality rate |
| 선고 | announcement; sentence(d to) |
| 투덜투덜 | mumble (to oneself), grumblingly |
| 얌전히 | gently, meekly |
| 종류별 | various kinds, assortment |
| 팔아치우다 | sell off |
| 개국공신 | founding father, founding contributor |
| 합심하다 | on the same page, cooperate |
| 가문 | one's family (going way back, ancestry) |
| 후계자 | successor (to), heir |
| 독식하다 | monopolize, take-it-all |
| 지원 | support, aid; apply, volunteer |
| 사무직 | office/desk job |
| 보조하다 | help, assist |
| 보조배터리 | portable charger |
| 보조 | assistant |
| 찌푸리다 | (face) frown, grimace, scowl; (weather) overcast, cloudy |
| 그나저나 | by the way, anyway |
| 전속 | residency, exclusive(ly working at one place) |
| 재능 | talent, gift (for), ability |
| 주륵주륵 | pouring, dripping (often a sound word) |
| 굵다 | thick, stout, big, chunky |
| 벌떡 | with a jump, suddenly (get/stand up) |
| 힐끔 거리다 | glance (at), leer (at) |
| 파투내다 | flake out, bail on, ditch |
| 닳다 | wear down/out , run down |
| 서부 | western, west |
| 체면을 지키다 | (to) save face, |
| 마부 | horseman, wagonman |
| 튕기다 | playing hard to get; flick, bounce (off) |
| 영감탱이 | geezer, old fart |
| 풍미하다 | has depth, rich (flavor), influence |
| 배출하다 | to emit, discharge, expel |
| 가주 | the head of the household |
| 어깨너머로 배우다 | learn by (just) watching |
| 틈틈이 | in one's spare time/moments |
| 질색 | hate, loathe, detest |
| 거래 | deal, business, transaction |
| 진즉 | before, earlier in time (used to express repentance or resentment for the past that didn't go as expected) |
| 여태 | still, so far, similar to 아직 |
| 욱신거리다 | ache, throb (with pain) |
| 빚더미 | mountain of debt, huge debt |
| 작정 | decision, plan, intention |
| 부귀영화 | wealth and honor; fortune and glory |
| 누리다 | enjoy, bask in something |
| 부귀를 누리다 | enjoy riches and honors |
| 손찌검 | beating, hit, slap |
| 장부 | a book or other collection of financial accounts |
| 대소사 | lit. great or small; all sorts of matters |
| 오라버니 | one's older brother |
| 영지 | territory, possession, dominion |
| 오냐오냐하다 | overindulge, just getting your own way |
| 호적 | family register |
| 금세 | soon, shortly, any minute |
| 종이 쪼가리 | (just) a scrap of paper |
| 박혀있다 | stuck, fixed in place, embedded in |
| 각하 | your excellency, your highness |
| 배웅 | go along with a person who is leaving the area to send him/her off |
| 대지 | the earth, Mother Earth |
| 원소 | (chemical) element |
| 까불다 | act up, behave badly |
| 진땀을 빼다 | cold sweat, put in a lot of effort |
| 흥청망청 놀다 | paint the town red, let loose, have fun |
| 한탕 | lit. one shot; in one big action (like spending all your money at once), all at once |
| 마력 | spell (magic), power |
| 신성 | divine, sacred |
| 용병 | mercenary, hired soldier |
| 구인 | job opening/offer |
| 전재산 | all one's wealth, one's entire fortune |
| 털리다 | be/get robbed (of), be stolen |
| 역작 | masterpiece, magnum opus |
| 위압감 | feeling of intense pressure, intimidation |
| 권위 | authority, prestige |
| 성정 | nature, temper(ament), assertiveness |
| 거부감 | repulsion, resistance, hostility |
| 귀족 | aristocrat, nobleman, lord |
| 호위 | guard, escort |
| 왁자지껄 | noisy, boisterous, rowdy |
| 저주 | curse, hex |
| 폴폴 | thickly, hard |
| 소모하다 | consume, use something up |
| 호랑이굴 | tiger's den |
| 고용주 | employer |
| 대가 | cost, price, toll |
| 숙식 | room and board, eat and live (somewhere) |
| 제공 | offer, supply, provide |
| 기밀 | secret (information), classified information, intelligence |
| 순순히 | meekly, obediently, passively |
| 전등 | (electric) light/lamp |
| 시답잖다 | unsatisfactory, insignificant; offensive |
| 충돌 | collision, impact, clash |
| 버겁다 | beyond one's capacity, too much for(one), unmanageable |
| 너덜거리다 | fray, in tatters, shreds |
| 무례 | rudeness, disrespect, impoliteness |
| 거처 | residence, abode, place to stay |
| 상냥하다 | kind, friendly, nice |
| 대대손손 | generation after generation |
| 비위가 강하다 | have a strong stomach |
| 비위가 까다롭다 | have a pampered taste, delicate palate |
| 무렵 | (bound noun) a time that corresponds approximately to a certain period |
| 붕대 | bandage, dressing |
| 늦추다 | delay, postpone, procrastinate |
| 악취 | odor, smell, stench |
| 구역질 | nausea, feeling sick, retch |
| 대하다 | face, confront, deal with |
| 덥석 | quickly, suddenly, snapped |
| 무리하다 | be too much, impractical, unreasonable |
| 보유하다 | possess, hold |
| 떠받들다 | support, lift, take good care of; respect |
| 권력 | power, influence |
| 황실 | royal/imperial family |
| 음모 | conspiracy, plot |
| 가해자 | wrongdoer, assailant (ant 피해자) |
| 죗값을 치르다 | pay for one's sin/misdeed/wrongdoing |
| 정찬 | (formal) dinner |
| 승낙하다 | approve, consent, permit (ant 거절하다) |
| 선대 | ancestors, previous generations |
| 겸상하다 | eat at the same table |
| 복덩이 | (fig.) lump of luck, fortune, very valuable person/thing |
| 지침서 | guidebook, strategy book |
| 예법 | etiquette, decorum, manners |
| 익히다 | practice, learn, make oneself familiar with; cook, boil, ferment |
| 쓸모가 있다 | useful, be of use, come in handy |
| 고작 | at most, at best (only by the most generous estimate) |
| 보수 | reward, repay, compensation |
| 본론으로 들어가다 | get to the point, go to the main issue |
| 경력 | career, work experience |
| 의무적 | mandatory, obligatory, compulsory |
| 지불하다 | pay, reimburse, pay the price |
| 한도 | limit, cap, ceiling |
| 정석 | standard, rule, formula |
| 후원 | backing, support, sponsorship; backyard, back garden |
| 번쩍번쩍하다 | sparkling; witty, smart (idea, thought) |
| 맨살 | bare skin |
| 요령 | know-how, knack, trick, tact |
| 치근적거리다 | annoy, tease, make a nuisance |
| 한정 | limit, restriction |
| 괴리감 | sense of distance (from someone), gap |
| 기원하다 | pray, wish; originate, derive from |
| 청아하다 | clean, pure, beautiful without flaw |
| 희석하다 | dilute, thin |
| 무효 | invalidity, null |
| 신관 | new building, newly built [smth] |
| 의젓하다 | dignified, courtly, decent |
| 쾌차 | complete recovery, restoration to health |
| 신전 | temple, shrine |
| 감격스럽다 | impressed, touched |
| 위계질서 | order of rank, hierarchy |
| 일개 | merely existing; being only (worthless and trivial) |
| 무시당하다 | disregard, neglect, disvalued |
| -기 일쑤다 | common, habitual (syn 습관적으로) |
| 황송하다 | feeling grateful yet burdened, obliged, indebted |
| 소요 | requirement; disturbance, commotion, agitation |
| 지급하다 | pay (salary, wage), give |
| 이왕 | former times, the past; already, now that, since |
| 친우 | intimate/close friend, the best of friends |
| 교황 | the Pope |
| 비등비등하다 | similar (in number to each other), be on par with |
| 거침없이 | without hesitation/hindrance |
| 조항 | clause (in law or rule) |
| 저택 | mansion, residence |
| 내세우다 | stand out; put up; assert, advocate, put something forward |
| 칩거 | secluded life, sticking to home |
| 은근슬쩍 | quietly, secretly, stealthly |
| 귀하다 | noble, valuable, welcomed, important |
| 벼르다 | look forward to, be determined, watch for |
| 어찌 | how, why, at a certain angle |
| 전락하다 | be reduced (condition/status of smth got worse/deteriorated) |
| 첩 | mistress, concubine |
| 아량 | tolerance, generosity |
| 서걱거리다 | make crisp sounds, rustle, crunch |
| 해치다 | damage, ruin; hurt, injure, harm |
| 난다 긴다 하는 사람 | expert, a man of great talent/ability; anybody who is anybody |
| 즉결 | summary decision (deciding or handling something on the spot) |
| 여차하다 | be otherwise (to not go as planned); being such/like this |
| 정당방위 | self-defense |
| 도지다 | worsen again; become angry again |
| 난치 | being incurable (ant 불치) |
| 회로 | (electrical) circuit, circuitry |
| 꼬이다 | go wrong, get messed up, twisted; coax, tempt |
| 희귀 | rarity, rareness |
| 방치하다 | neglect, leave unattended |
| 골병 | deep-rooted illness (serious on the inside, but can't see by looking at them) |
| 주기적으로 | periodically, cyclically, regularly |
| 차기 | next term (다음 시기) |
| 광산 | (mineral) mine |
| 비몽사몽 | half-asleep/dreaming and being half-awake |
| 상반신 | upper body, bust (ant 하반신) |
| 하반신 | lower body, below the waist (ant 상반신) |
| 조절하다 | to control, regulate, adjust |
| 그자 | (slightly disparaging) the person |
| 들이대다 | thrust before, put close to; confront, challenge |
| 혼쭐나다 | frightened, startled, have a terrible experience |
| 필사적으로 | desperately, frantically |
| 사내 | man (vigorous male at the peak of his manhood) |
| 작전 | tactics, strategy, operation |
| 울렁거리다 | palpitate, throb, thump; (+속이) feel nausea/sick |
| 매달리다 | hang, dangle; cling to take hold of, to hold on |
| 순응하다 | adjust, adapt |
| 위반 | violation, infringement (breaking the law/order/promise) |
| 전념 | devotion, dedication, concentration |
| 주춤 | suddenly (stops/shrinks bc they hesitate or are slightly surprised) |
| 말해 뭐해 | "there's no need to say it", "do I need to say it?" |
| 기색 | sign, indication |
| 복식 | dress, attire, costume |
| 정체 | identity, nature; rut, being stalled, traffic jam |
| 망신 | shame, dishonor, disgrace |
| 매몰차다 | harsh, cold-hearted, heartless, merciless |
| 행적 | trace, mark, trail; achievement, accomplishment |
| 묘연하다 | remote, far away; vague, dim; unknown, missing |
| 거스르다 | go backwards/upstream; go against, oppose |
| 시간을 거스르다 | go back in time, turn back time |
| 실컷 | to one's satisfaction/heart's content heartily; very severely |
| 억지로 | reluctantly, forcibly |
| 압도적 | being overwhelming/sweeping/overpowering |
| 엇비슷하다 | being about the same, looking alike, being quite similar |
| 의기양양하게 | triumphantly, elated, proudly |
| 계열 | system, institution, department |
| 득 | gain, profit, income, benefit |
| 장신구 | ornament (jewelry) |
| 자수하다 | surrender voluntarily/turn oneself in to the police |
| 악당 | villain, bad guy, scoundrel |
| 종알대다 | babble on, to keep talking to yourself in a small voice that others can't hear |
| 동정 | sympathy, compassion, helping someone you pity |
| 휘둘리다 | be swayed, confused, controlled, strung along |
| 척척박사 | walking encyclopedia/dictionary, know-it-all |
| 냉혈한 | a cold-hearted/heartless man |
| 기껏 | to the utmost, as much as one can, at most |
| 예언 | prediction, forecast, prophecy |
| 신자 | believer, devotee (almost always religion) |
| 선발하다 | select, pick (among many) |
| 참견 | interference in others' matters which have nothing to do with oneself, butting in |
| 지시하다 | order, command, instruct |
| 동요 | tremble, shake; agitation, disturbance |
| 알아차리다 | grasp, understand, take in, get to know |
| 들여다보다 | look into, scrutinize, understand |
| 염두에 두다 | bear/keep/have in mind, have a matter at heart |
| 몫 | share, portion, quota; role, duty |
| 연모하다 | have affection, to love and long for someone |
| 외면하다 | turn one's face away, look away, disregard |
| 이다지, 그다지, 저다지 | to this extent/degree; to that extent/degree |
| 쏠리다 | concentrate (one's gaze/mind focusing on one thing); lean (to one side) |
| 거꾸로 | reversely, the other way, backwards |
| 오염 | pollution, contamination; corruption |
| 헤매다 | move around; be at a loss, confused; stuck, lost, trapped |
| 제안 | suggestion, proposal |
| 유효하다 | valid, available, holding true (ant 무효하다) |
| 저야말로 | (formal expression) me too, me neither [context], it is me that should be ___ |
| 돌려받다 | regain, recover, return, getting back smth that was lent/taken away/ given |
| 치장하다 | decorate, groom, adorn something/someone |
| 엄두도 못 내다 | inconceivable, hardly thinkable; prohibitive |
| 장식 | decorating something beautifully, or an item used in decorating |
| 장신 | tall height (ant 단신) |
| 지향하다 | pursue, seek, to strive for, orient |
| 그림의 떡 | pie in the sky, "in your dreams" (smth you hope will happen but is very unlikely to) |
| 인내 | endurance, perseverance, patience |
| 참을성 | patience, ability to hold it in, enduring and tolerating |
| 가늠하다 | judge, assess; guess, estimate |
| 함부로 | thoughtlessly, carelessly, rashly, without thinking |
| 중단 | suspension (stopping/giving up something in the middle) |
| 당분간 | for the time being, for some time |
| 접촉 | contact (touch; being close to or meeting with someone) |
| 얕보다 | devalue, disesteem, underestimate |
| 불끈 | soaringly; in the manner of flaring up; flash (of anger) |
| 진도 | progress, how far you have gotten |
| 망발 | absurd words/remarks |
| 안도 | resting place, refuge, rest; relief |
| 건방지다 | arrogant, cocky, cheeky, sassy |
| 사납다 | violent, fierce, ferocious, harsh |
| 재촉하다 | press, urge, hassle |
| 명을 재촉하다 | drive a nail into an early grave, being slowly killed |
| 기울다 | incline, tilt, lean; (one's situation) become worse |
| 보존 | preservation, conservation |
| 현명하다 | wise, sensible |
| 가출 | runaway, leaving one's home and not returning |
| 대들다 | defy, resist, fight back against a superior |
| 자비를 베풀다 | do (someone) an act of charity, have mercy upon |
| 현관 | entrance, porch, doorstep |
| 환복하다 | (to) change one's clothes |
| 헐레벌떡 | gaspingly, pantingly;, hurriedly, breathing fast and heavily |
| 모호하다 | vague, obscure, ambiguous |
| 외설 | obscenity, indecency (sexual) |
| 응접실 | (fancy) living room, reception room |
| 굴다 | behave, to act a certain way |
| 눈멀다 | lit. go blind, lose one's sight, fig. be blind, bedazzled (사랑에 눈멀다=blinded by love) |
| 시종 | from start to finish, throughout; attendant, guard |
| 감시 | surveillance, observation, watch, guard |
| 누추하다 | shabby, filthy, humble, lowly |
| 각막 | cornea (eye) |
| 추문 | scandal, ill fame (a humiliating rumor/reputation, usually about immoral behavior) |
| 부디 | please, kindly, "I hope eagerly", if possible |
| 짐승 | animal, beast, brute |
| 망정 | (bound noun) fortunate/good that a certain thing has happened |
| 무척 | very, extremely |
| 내숭 | being tricky, coy, acting differently than normal to impress someone |
| 내숭떨다 | pretend/feign innocence, put on an innocent air |
| 취급 | treatment, handling; sale, service |
| 도저히 | (not) at all, by any possibility, no matter how one may try |
| 아양 떨다 | act cute/charming, display/show off one's charm |
| 망신 | shame, dishonor, disgrace |
| 빌붙다 | mooch off, rely on someone to get power, money, etc |
| 얻어맞다 | beaten, criticized, attacked |
| 수치스럽다 | disgraceful, extremely shameful and embarrassing |
| 장사 | business, trade |
| 개개인 | each person, individual |
| 사연 | story, full story |
| 고되다 | hard, difficult, tough |
| 친밀하다 | close, intimate |
| 파혼하다 | break off one's engagement, calling off marriage |
| 단숨에 | at a stroke, in one quick motion without a break |
| 타박상 | bruise, contusion |
| 바나절 | half-day, the quarter of a day |
| 어쭙찮다 | ridiculous, laughable; worthless, trivial |
| 주군 | king, male monarch |
| 부대 | military camp; sack (large bag) |
| 기우 | unfounded worry |
| 유력하다 | strong, rich, powerful |
| 방만하다 | careless, irresponsible, starting smth at random but never getting it done |
| 연차 | order of age, order of number of years ; annual, yearly |
| 우선시하다 | prioritize |
| 격식 | formality, fitting for the level/atmosphere of a certain social gathering |
| 천하다 | lowly, common; indecent, vulgar |
| 이치 | reason, principle, sense |
| 이치에 맞다 | stand to reason, be reasonable |
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