Basic Korean Dictionary: advanced words

training, research; medulla oblongata; soft water; a tree that seems hazy or indistinct in the distance due to smoke, fog, mist, or clouds; number of years; length of time; water poured on an inkstone to make ink

Noun

결의

determination, resolution

Noun

끝맺다

to end, conclude, finish, come to an end, tie off

Verb

경지

scope, area, field; level, stage; cropland, farmland, cultivated land

Noun

여파

aftermath, aftereffect

Noun

요양

recuperation, convalescence

Noun

피로연

banquet held to celebrate an announcement; usually a wedding reception

Noun

패기

get-up-and-go; spirit; vigour

Noun

영양소

nutrient

Noun

고달프다

weary, tired; hard, tough

Adjective

명목

name, title; state of being nominal; pretext, cause

Noun

팽개치다

to throw away; to abandon, to neglect

Verb

교제

association, relationship; dating, going out with someone

Noun

본전

principal, original amount of money; capital, funds

Noun

천막

tent

Noun

뒷바라지

a small window at the back of the room; care, support

Noun

들추다

to lift up revealing the inside; to expose, to reveal, to dredge up

Verb

거리끼다

to hesitate; to mind; to avoid; to disturb or be disturbed; to interrupt or be interrupted

Verb

선교사

missionary

Noun

자갈

pebble, gravel

Noun

간접

indirectness

Noun

썰매

sled; sleigh

Noun

학술

arts and sciences

Noun

중도

middle-of-the-road; centre; midway, halfway

Noun

솔깃하다

to take an interest in

Adjective

역량

ability, capacity, capability

Noun

민주

democracy

Noun

막바지

end; a desperate situation

Noun

고혈압

high blood pressure; hypertension

Noun

노년

old age

Noun

제재

sanction

Noun

품목

item, article

Noun

칼럼

column (in a table)

Noun

스미다

to soak into, to permeate; to ooze; to blow into, to penetrate through; to sink into, to be imbued

Verb

발효

taking effect; fermentation

Noun

심야

midnight; late night

Noun

본뜨다

to imitate, copy, model after/on something/someone

Verb

머금다

to hold/keep something in one's mouth (e.g. water); to hold back (one's tears)

Verb

번영하다

to prosper; to flourish

Verb

암벽

a rock wall

Noun

단절

disconnection

Noun

친지

close friend

Noun

시무룩하다

to be sulky, to be morose

Adjective

만연하다

to spread, to pervade, to grow rampant, to become rife (with)

Verb

결속

bond, union, unity, cohesiveness, solidarity

Noun

부응하다

to meet expectations; to satisfy

Verb

실업자

an unemployed or jobless person

Noun

명중하다

to hit the mark, hit the target/bullseye

Verb

탄산음료

carbonated drink

Noun

징크스

jinx (a hex; an evil spell)

Noun

뒷받침하다

to support; to back up

Verb

꺼림칙하다

to be uncanny, to be uncomfortable, to be uneasy; to be suspicious, to be weird

Adjective

병상

sickbed, hospital bed

Noun

공사장

construction site

Noun

어수선하다

to be untidy, messy, disordered; to be unsettled, troubled, confused

Adjective

두텁다

to be thick; to be strong; firm; close; to be big; to be extensive

Adjective

경제학

economics

Noun

재벌

chaebol (a large, family-controlled, South Korean business conglomerate); zaibatsu (a large business conglomerate founded under the Empire of Japan, generally controlled by a single family or individual); Any large corporation controlled by a single family or individual.

Noun

벼르다

to look out for an opportunity (for), to wait in preparation (for)

Verb

특혜

special privilege

Noun

파장

a wavelength

Noun

붓

writing brush, painting brush