Yonsei Intermediate Vocabulary practice for foreigners

가식적이다

to be false, to be fake

감정

feeling, emotion

개성적이다

to be unique, to be distinguished

개인

individual

겁

fear

고려하다

to consider

고민하다

to be troubled, to worry

고집

stubbornness

괴롭다

to be strenuous, to be painful

급하다

to be urgent, to be impatient

긍정적이다

to be affirmative, to be positive

까다롭다

1. to be picky, to be fussy 2. to be strict, to be harsh

꼼꼼하다

to be precise, to be meticulous

내성적이다

to be introverted

너그럽다

to be tolerant, to be lenient, to be generous

느끼다

to feel

단순하다

1. to be naive, simple-minded 2. to be simple

답답하다

1. to feel stuffy or suffocated 2. to feel heavy with worry or burden

당황하다

to be flustered or confused

덜렁거리다

to be absent-minded

독립적이다

to be independent

떨리다

to tremble

뛰어나다

to be excellent or outstanding

매력

charm

무뚝뚝하다

to be cold, to be abrupt

밉다

1. to hate 2. to be ugly

바르다

to be proper, to be rightful

버릇

habit, vice, manners

변덕스럽다

to be capricious, to be fickle

부끄럽다

1. to be shy, to be embarrassed 2. to be ashamed

부럽다

to be envious

불쌍하다

to be pitiful, to be miserable

불안하다

to be anxious, to be uneasy

불행하다

to be unhappy, to be misfortunate

비관적이다

to be pessimistic

사랑스럽다

to be lovable

사생활

private life

상상하다

to imagine

서운하다

to feel sorry, to feel sad

섭섭하다

to feel down and sad

소극적이다

to be passive, to be reserved

소심하다

to be timid, to be shy

솔직하다

to be honest

수수하다

to be ordinary, to be plain

순수하다

to be pure

심리

psychology, mentality

심술궂다

to be ill-tempered, to be mean, to have a bad temper

쑥스럽다

to be shy, to be bashful

씩씩하다

to be strong and healthy

얌전하다

to be well-behaved, to have manners

엄살

a crybaby, a person who feigns a problem or sickness, a person who

염려하다

to feel worry, to feel concern

오직

only, solely, exclusively

완벽하다

to be perfect

왠지

for some reason, somehow

욕심

greed

용기

bravery, courage

우울하다

to be depressed

이상하다

to be strange

자신

oneself, one’s own

자유롭다

to be free

장점

a pro, a strength, a positive point

주장하다

to support, to advocate

짜증

annoyance, irritation

참을성

patience, endurance, self-control

태도

attitude, manner

특징

characteristic, quality

판단하다

to judge

평범하다

to be average, to be normal

표정

facial expression

활발하다

to be lively, to be active

가까이

1. nearby, close to 2. around (time) 3. close to someone

가득

full

가만히

1. still, motionlessly 2. secretly

결국

finally

결심하다

to determine, to make one’s mind up

고치다

1. to fix 2. to treat 3. to correct 4. to change

괜히

in vain

그냥

1. as it is 2. just 3. nothing more than

깜짝

in a state of shock or disbelief

꺼내다

1. to take out 2. to mention, to bring up a topic

꽤

quite

낡다

To be worn out

낫다

to be good/ better

내내

continuously

넘어지다

to fall over

다듬다

1. to trim 2. to prepare, to prune

당장

right now

더구나

moreover

들르다

to stop by

때때로

occasionally

떠오르다

1. to recollect 2. to rise, to float

떨어뜨리다

to drop

또한

also

마침

just in time

만족하다

to be satisfied

맞벌이

dual income, a couple in which both members work and provide an

모습

appearance

모으다

to gather

몰다

to steer, to navigate