GOLDEN BELL 2026

formal

official; proper (격식을 차린, 공식적인)

simile

direct comparison using like/as (직유)

awesome

amazing; excellent (멋진, 굉장한)

athletic

good at sports (운동을 잘하는, 운동 신경이 좋은)

behavior

way someone acts (행동, 행태)

gigantic

extremely large (거대한)

headache

pain in the head (두통)

cafeteria

school or workplace dining area (학교 식당, 구내 식당)

recommend

suggest as a good choice (추천하다)

fund

provide money for (자금을 대다, 후원하다)

cargo

goods being transported (화물)

carve

cut into a shape (조각하다)

ideal

perfect or most suitable (이상적인)

seize

take or capture forcibly (붙잡다, 빼앗다, 압수하다)

amazed

very surprised (놀란)

collar

shirt part around neck (깃, 칼라)

defeat

beat or overcome (패배시키다, 물리치다, 이기다)

expect

believe something will happen (기대하다)

legend

traditional famous story (전설)

depart

leave a place (떠나다, 출발하다)

cashier

person handling payments (계산대 점원)

contact

communicate with someone (접촉하다, 연락을 취하다)

emperor

ruler of an empire (황제)

prepare

get ready (준비하다)

primary

main; most important (주된, 주요한)

serious

severe; important (심각한, 진지한)

useless

having no useful purpose (쓸모없는)

inventor

person who invents (발명가)

metaphor

indirect figurative comparison (은유, 은유법)

purchase

buy something (구입하다)

research

careful study or investigation (연구, 조사)

semester

half-year school term (학기)

horrible

extremely bad (지독한, 끔찍한)

opposite

completely different; across from (반대의)

physical

related to the body (신체적인, 물리적인)

talented

naturally skilled (재능이 있는)

transfer

move to another place (옮기다, 전학하다, 이동하다)

continent

large landmass (대륙)

equipment

tools used for something (장비)

projector

device displaying images (프로젝터)

recognize

identify or realize (인정하다, 인지하다)

surrender

stop fighting; give up (굴복하다, 항복하다)

dangerous

likely to cause harm (위험한)

direction

way; instruction (방향, 지시, 지시 사항)

fingernail

nail on a finger (손톱)

assignment

school or work task (과제)

competition

contest or rivalry (경쟁)

performance

show; quality of work (공연, 연주, 성과)

personality

someone's character (성격)

heroic

very brave (영웅적인, 용감무쌍한)

liquid

fluid substance (액체, 액체의)

capture

catch or take prisoner (붙잡다, 포획하다)

playful

full of fun (장난기 많은)

warrior

person who fights (전사)

left handed

using the left hand (왼손잡이의)

tornado

violently rotating windstorm (토네이도)

thunderstorm

storm with thunder (뇌우)

spew

forcefully pour out (뿜어 나오다, 분출하다)

departure

act of leaving (출발, 떠남)

march

walk in organized steps (행진하다, 행군하다)

local

from the nearby area (지역의, 현지의)

apply

put onto a surface (바르다)

crust

hard outer layer (껍질, 지각)

fluid

liquid; body moisture (액체, 수분)

mural

large wall painting (벽화)

snout

animal's projecting nose (코, 주둥이)

wander

walk without direction (방랑하다, 돌아다니다)

active

energetic; involved (활동적인, 적극적인)

affect

influence something (영향을 미치다)

define

explain the meaning (정의하다)

lively

full of energy (활기찬)

permit

allow something (허용하다, 허락하다)

put on

dress in something (입다)

recent

happening not long ago (최근의)

rudely

in an impolite way (무례하게, 버릇없이)

submit

hand in officially (제출하다)

disrupt

interrupt or disturb (방해하다)

explode

burst violently (폭발하다)

glacier

large moving ice mass (빙하)

gravity

force pulling objects downward (중력)

improve

make or become better (향상하다, 개선하다)

passage

narrow way through (통로)

predict

say what will happen (예측하다)

quality

standard of something (질, 품질)

replace

put something else instead (대체하다, 대신하다)

require

need or demand (요구하다)

try out

compete for a position (선발 시험을 보다, 입단 테스트를 보다)

vehicle

machine used for transport (차량)

focus on

concentrate attention on (초점을 맞추다, 집중하다)

announce

make publicly known (발표하다)

prisoner

person kept in prison (수감자, 죄수)

advanced

higher level (고급의, 고등의)

homeless

without a home (집이 없는, 노숙의)

honestly

truthfully; frankly (솔직히 말하면)

pregnant

expecting a baby (임신한)

specific

exact; particular (특별한, 특정한, 명확한, 뚜렷한)

upcoming

happening soon (다가오는)