Secondary Korean Vocab

매끄럽다

smooth (size/shape/texture)

거칠다

rough (texture)

구매하다

purchase

장점

strength (inherent)

유리하다

to be advantageous

이점

advantage (specific benefit)

훑어보다

to skim through

살펴보다

examine (scan throughly)

예의

manner

예절

etiquette

제한하다

to restrict/ to limit

금지하다

to prohibit/ ban

통제하다

to control

감칠맛이 나다

has a rich well seasoned depth of flavor

정부

government

도로

road/ highway

거리

street

울퉁불퉁하다

bumpy

험하다

treacherous

신뢰

trust

신용

creditability( financial credit or just creditability)

편리하다

convenient (fits your lifestyle)

간편하다

hassle-free (methods, products, process)

정권

administration (government currently holding power)

용이하다

easily doable (never used in casual talk)

합격

pass ( meaning the standard)

여외

outdoor

건조하다

dry (weather/conditions)

습하다

humid (weather/conditions)

엉똥하다

quirky/random (personality)

활발하다

energetic/outgoing

친절하다

friendly/kind (personality)

성실하다

diligent/hardworking (personality)

수수하다

plain/simple (colors)

화려하다

colorful/flashy (colors)

늙다

old

촉촉하다

moist (food and drinks)

고소하다

nutty/savory (food and drinks)

시다

sour

쓰다

bitter

싱겁다

bland/tasteless (food and drinks)

직접

personally/ directly

성함

name (honorific form of 이름)

주목

attention

질투

jealous (threating, can involve resentment, and often relationships)

의외로

surprisingly/unexpectedly

철들다

to mature ( developing wisdom, responsibility, and awareness of the world)

교환학생

exchange student

빙하

glacier

빙자

under the pretense/cover (hiding your real intentions)

겨우

barely (slightly negative and focuses on the effort)

간신히

barely (Extremely close call)

전혀

not in the least

쑤시다

aching (joint, illness, stabbing)

팔뚝

forearms

뻐근하다

sore

헌신하다

to dedicate yourself (giving yourself up, sacrificial)

진념하다

to focus entirely/ to commit (give all your energy and effort into one thing)

퍼지다

spread (on its own)

퍼뜨리다

spread (you actively spread it)

바르다

spreading (onto a surface, butter or screen)

분산

scatter (divided and abstract)

흩뜨리다

to scatter to disperse ( you scatter it)

흩어지다

to scatter/ to disperse (on their own and drift apart)

사방으로 퍼지다

to scatter everywhere

계절

season

스스로

independently (without anyone’s help)

자신

oneself/ yourself

늘어나다

increase/stretch/expand/lengthen

그로 인해

because of that (further away)

으로 인해

because of [noun]

이로 인해

because of this

목록 (몽녹)

list/catalog

인물

figure (person)

선율

melody

세다

count

알아내다

to figure out( to find out through effort)

파악하다

to figure out (more understanding on situation and full picture)

화음

musical harmony

균형

balance

화성

harmony (if you’re studying to it)

사이에

between (physical/ relationship)

간에

between (nations, organizations, contracts)

달력

calendar

일정

schedule

예비

backup (physical)

대비책

backup (plan or strategy)

전술

tactic

전략

strategy

억양

accent

수신함

inbox

발신함

outbox

합의

agreement

후에

after

끝에

after (implies a lot of effort and back and forth)

그러므로

therefore

묶음

bundle/ pack

대량

large quantity/ bulk

구성

composition/design

타협하다

to compromise