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TOPIK level 6 vocabulary lessons 87–129

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518 words, each under the lesson that teaches it. The list is the course's: level 6 of the National Institute of Korean Language's graded list (whose lists).

87 · 인체 해부학 강의

A lesson in anatomy

WordMeaning
내장viscera; internal organs
대장large intestine
소장small intestine
동맥artery
배설excretion; evacuation
노폐물waste matter; body waste
척추spine; backbone
항문anus
허파lungs
체내inside of the body
신진대사metabolism
순환기circulatory system

88 · 건강검진 결과 상담

The health check-up

WordMeaning
정밀precision
빈혈anemia
수분water; moisture
측정measurement; survey
멍들다be bruised; be offended
결핍lack; deficiency
자각self-consciousness; awakening
뒤틀리다be twisted; be wrenched
관절joint
폐활량lung capacity
근력muscular strength; physical strength
어금니molar

89 · 유전과 희귀 질환

Genes and inherited disease

WordMeaning
유전병hereditary disease
유전inheritance; heredity
우성dominance
열성recessivity
돌연변이mutation; mutant
세포cell
위축withering; shrinkage
분해disassembly; dismantlement
특질property; peculiarity
희박하다sparse; thin
핏줄blood vessel; vein
개체individual; entity

90 · 생명윤리위원회의 논쟁

The ethics committee debates

WordMeaning
낙태abortion
안락사mercy killing; euthanasia
임종one's deathbed; one's end
생사life and death
그르다wrong; incorrect
그릇되다be wrong; go wrong
윤리적ethical; moral
소신belief; conviction
분분하다divided; contradictory
찬반approval and disapproval
열띠다heated; enthusiastic
긍정affirmation; acknowledgement

91 · 요가 강습

A yoga class

WordMeaning
복부abdomen; stomach
상체upper body
전신full body; whole body
들이마시다suck in; breathe in
젖히다bend backward; push back
단련tempering; training
유연성flexibility
활력vitality; energy
경직stiffness; being stiff
나른하다listless; languid
개운하다refreshed; feeling well
탄력tension; vitality

92 · 건강 증진 프로젝트

Nemo gets fit

WordMeaning
감량weight reduction; weight loss
식단diet
섬유질fiber; roughage
견과nut
지구력endurance
강인하다strong-willed; tenacious
무병장수good health and long life
웰빙wellness; wellbeing
반신욕lower-body bathing
일상화routinization; making something common practice
일삼다consider as one's work; do something habitually
나약하다effeminate; spiritless

93 · 의대 정원 확대 논쟁

Doctors fight the quota

WordMeaning
증원addition; expansion
의술medical technique; art of medicine
의학적medical
보호자guardian; parents
사퇴resignation; stepping down
첨예하다acute; intense
고수adherence; defending
막무가내being stubborn
억지groundlessness; unnaturalness
시비right and wrong; argument
공방battle
고사하다let alone; not to speak of

94 · 과보호와 나약한 아이

An overprotected child

WordMeaning
연약하다feeble; frail
부실weakness; feebleness
미약하다weak; feeble
여리다soft; delicate
가냘프다slim; slender
비위appetite; nerves
무르다soft; tender
촉촉하다wet; moist
애지중지(love) blindly
금지옥엽precious child
유난스럽다rather fastidious; rather particular
극성aggressiveness; extreme

95 · 성형외과와 외모 지상주의

A plastic surgery clinic

WordMeaning
교정correction; remediation
눈꺼풀eyelid
처지다bag; sag
수려하다graceful; handsome
미남handsome man; good-looking man
외형appearance; shape
외형적external; physical
자태figure; shape
부풀리다build up; inflate
늘어뜨리다hang down; droop
표면적being external
인위적artificial

96 · 번아웃 증후군

Burnout

WordMeaning
무기력lethargy
권태boredom
무료하다bored
허탈being spiritless; being dejected
공허하다empty; vain
만사everything
허무futility; emptiness
압박감pressure; stress
증후군syndrome
맥energy; flow
정서적emotional
불안정instability; insecurity

97 · 심리 상담실의 대화

A counselling session

WordMeaning
내적internal; mental
복합적combined; complex
심경mental state; mind
내심heart; back of one's mind
자아ego
연연하다cling to; stick to
되새기다chew over and over again; ruminate
가라앉히다sink; settle
평온calmness; quietness
절제restraint; moderation
감수성sensitivity; sensibility
과민sensitivity

98 · 위기 상담 전화의 밤

A crisis helpline

WordMeaning
기도attempt
틀어박히다stay indoors; not move out
고립isolation
비참하다miserable; wretched
절실하다desperate; urgent
처량하다lonely; pitiful
북받치다well up; be overwhelmed with
울먹이다be close to tears; be on the verge of tears
흐느끼다weep; sob
북돋다encourage; cheer up
불어넣다inspire; instill
원동력driving force; impetus

99 · 서 연구원 집의 아기

The toddler at Seo's house

WordMeaning
굴리다roll
기어가다crawl; creep
기어오르다crawl up; creep up
엉금엉금crawlingly
뒹굴다roll over; roll about
재롱acting cute
구기다crumple; crush
내던지다throw randomly; speak recklessly
팽개치다throw; dump
자장가lullaby; nursery song
끼얹다pour; sprinkle
헹구다rinse

100 · 잠복근무 현장

A stakeout

WordMeaning
힐끗with one glance; with one look
곁눈질looking sideways; leering at
기웃거리다peek; peep
배회loitering; roaming
서성거리다stroll; walk around
힐끔거리다glance; look sideways
맴돌다whirl; spin around
수상하다suspicious
슬그머니secretly; inwardly
슬며시gently; lightly
훔쳐보다steal a glance; peep
언뜻in an instant; in a flash

101 · 매서운 겨울 아침

A cold winter morning

WordMeaning
움츠리다shrink; withdraw
웅크리다crouch; huddle
퍼붓다pour; shine
껴입다dress in layers; bundle up
한파cold wave; cold snap
싸늘하다cool; chilly
몰아치다rush; storm
뒤덮이다be shrouded; be blanketed
옷깃otkkit; collar
깃git; collar
군밤roasted chestnut
덥히다heat up

102 · 할머니의 장터 좌판

Grandmother's market stall

WordMeaning
이다put on the head
쪼그리다shrink; crouch
쭈그리다shrink; crinkle
캐다dig up; reveal
찧다pound; be hit
손수with one's own hands; oneself
숭늉sungnyung
투박하다crude; coarse
억세다strong; tenacious
노령old age
즙juice
노부부old couple

103 · 원로 학자의 빈소

A condolence visit

WordMeaning
기리다praise; honor
명복repose of the departed; happiness in the next life
문상offering condolences
조의condolences
조문paying tribute
조문객funeral guest
부고obituary; notice of death
고인the deceased; late person
상bereavement; death in the family
대성통곡wailing loudly; mourning bitterly
들썩이다move up and down; raise and lower
어리다gather in; come to

104 · 선산의 하관식

A burial on the hillside

WordMeaning
매장burial
유골remains; ashes
묘지grave; tomb
상여sangyeo
관coffin
명당myeongdang; perfect site
넋soul; spirit
저승heaven; afterlife
묵념silent tribute; silent prayer
여의다be bereaved of; lose
과부widow
울부짖다wail; lament

105 · 산길 답사

Up the mountain road

WordMeaning
가파르다steep; precipitous
경사inclination; slant
구불구불하다twisty; winding
완만하다sluggish; gentle
울퉁불퉁ruggedly; jaggedly
울퉁불퉁하다rugged; rough
평평하다even; flat
나지막하다rather low; low
우뚝high; preeminently
오르막길ascent; uphill
내리막길downhill road; decent
딛다step on; tread on
트다clear; open

106 · 소멸 위기의 산골 마을

A shrinking mountain town

WordMeaning
산간being mountainous; being hilly
지대zone; region
봉우리peak; summit
산맥mountain range; mountain belt
골짜기valley
호젓하다quiet; secluded
낙후falling behind
중소being small; being small- and medium-sized
독거노인single elderly person household
고령화aging
고령old age; advanced age
변모transformation

107 · 지리학 강의

A geography lesson

WordMeaning
광활하다vast; extensive
내륙inland
적도equator
지리적geographic
해발elevation; altitude
풍토climate; natural features
반도peninsula
벌판plain; field
평야plain; open field
밀림jungle; dense forest
불모지wasteland; barren land
이점advantage; merit

108 · 강의 범람

The river floods

WordMeaning
광범위하다extensive; widespread
둥둥slowly; aimlessly
수재민flood victim
급류torrent
둑bank; embankment
하천river; stream
하류downstream; lower class
냇가side of a stream
자갈pebble; piece of gravel
억수heavy rain; pouring rain
연잇다continue; persist
들어차다be full

109 · 태풍의 내습

A typhoon hits

WordMeaning
폭풍storm
휩쓸다sweep; wash away
휩쓸리다be swept; be washed away
위력power; force
먹구름dark clouds
빗줄기rain streak; sheets of rain
궂다foul; bad
전역entire region
변화무쌍being ever-changing
대거in a group; in great numbers
총체적being general; being overall
속수무책helplessness

110 · 무더운 여름

A heatwave summer

WordMeaning
폭염heat wave; scorching heat
삼복더위sambokdeowi
이글거리다blaze; flare
끈끈하다sticky; clammy
솟아나다well up; gush
스미다soak in; sink in
스며들다permeate; percolate
축축하다wet; damp
잠잠하다silent; still
산뜻하다fresh; neat
후련하다refreshed; relieved
머금다keep in one's mouth; not swallow

111 · 기후 변화 정책 브리핑

A climate briefing

WordMeaning
온실가스greenhouse gases
녹아내리다melt down; be eased
빙산iceberg
재앙disaster; calamity
해일tsunami
분출spurt; jet
화wrath; misfortune
유비무환Forewarned, forearmed
근시안myopia; nearsightedness
저해disruption; hindering
직면face; confront
치닫다run uphill; run up

112 · 숲길 산책

A forest walk

WordMeaning
산림forest
수목tree
우거지다be thick; be dense
울창하다thick; dense
삼림욕forest bathing
녹지green tract of land
생태ecology; habitat
뻗치다stretch; extend
무성하다thick; dense
이슬dew; tears
트다be chapped; bud
고요히silently; serenely
빡빡하다thick; stiff

113 · 생태보호구역의 조류와 동물

Birds and animals at the reserve

WordMeaning
기어들다crawl into
독사viper
수컷male
암컷female; doe
낙타camel
펭귄penguin
꿈틀거리다wriggle; wiggle
철새migratory bird; bird of passage
비상emergency; contingency
무리group; crowd
길들이다tame; domesticate
습성habit; behavior

114 · 천문대의 밤

A night at the observatory

WordMeaning
경이롭다marvelous; wonderful
신비롭다mysterious
무수하다numerous
무수히numerously
무한infinity; limitlessness
궤도track; orbit
관측observation; assumption
물체object
망원경telescope
위성satellite
생성creation; formation
황혼twilight; dusk

115 · 남해안 명승지 탐방

A famous viewpoint

WordMeaning
명승지scenic spot
전망대observatory
백미best; finest
웅장하다grand; majestic
사시사철four seasons; being throughout the year
경관scenery; landscape
스러지다vanish; go out
어둑어둑darkly; dimly
일몰sunset
천지world
묘미charm
이색적unique; novel

116 · 쓰레기 매립장 갈등

The landfill next door

WordMeaning
폐기물waste
매립landfill
무더기pile; heap
고약하다bad; nasty
지독하다spiteful; venomous
혐오detestability; hatred
거부감sense of refusal
반감hostility; antagonism
정화purification
티끌dirt; tiny amount
독성toxicity
방치negligence

117 · 화학 공장 화재와 방재

Fire at the chemical plant

WordMeaning
누출leak
폭파explosion; blowing up
치솟다rise; burst
휩싸이다be wrapped; be covered
소화기fire extinguisher
댕기다catch; light
터트리다pop; burst
초래incurrence
야기causing; bringing about
경고문warning
준수observance; adherence
걷잡다keep under control; calm down

118 · 박 연구원의 과학 실험실

A science class at Park's school

WordMeaning
부피volume
팽창expansion; growth
물리적physical
원심력centrifugal force
중력gravity
질량mass
수평being flat; being even
증발evaporation; vaporization
유입inflow; influx
산성acidity
혼합mixture; blending
가열heating; being heated

119 · 기하학 수학 수업

A maths class

WordMeaning
구sphere
모서리edge; corner
사각형quadrangle; square
삼각형triangle
정사각형square
직사각형rectangle
테두리frame; edge
평면plane; flat surface
각도angle; viewpoint
지름diameter
음negative; negative number
맞아떨어지다be accurate; be in harmony

120 · 로봇 공학 연구소

A robotics lab

WordMeaning
기술적technical; technological
첨단state of the art
최첨단the most advanced; high-tech
센서sensor
가상imagination
원격remote
조작operation
융합fusion
특허patent
도래advent
휴대용being portable
부가addition

121 · 대입 시험의 계절

Exam season

WordMeaning
과열overheating
단시간short time
성취도achievement level
지문text; stage direction
출제writing exam questions
백지white paper; blank paper
평이하다easy; simple
뒤바뀌다be reversed; be inverted
매기다decide; set
등급grade
최고령the oldest
최연소the youngest

122 · 서열화와 진로 상담

Ranking the students

WordMeaning
성적순academic rank
상위high rank
상위권upper rank
하위low rank; low position
명문prestigious; elite
영재talent; genius
중도middle; being in the middle
대기만성late bloomer
편입being incorporated into; transfer
지망aspiration
문과liberal arts
예체능entertainment and sports

123 · 참된 교실 수업

Park's classroom

WordMeaning
개별적individual; each
동적dynamic
지적intelligent
산만하다distracted
체벌physical punishment
타이르다persuade; talk nicely
일깨우다awaken; enlighten
사고력thinking ability; thinking power
창의성creativity
독창성creativity
자율autonomy
자율적autonomous

124 · 스승의 날 연구실 방문

Visiting an old teacher

WordMeaning
은사respected teacher; mentor
가르침teaching; lesson
배출producing talents; graduation
양성training; education
임용appointment; employment
취학entering school
개편reorganization; reshuffling
대안alternative
영양사dietitian
인문학humanities; liberal arts
대학가college town; university town
귀감role model

125 · 시상식과 수상 소감

Prize day

WordMeaning
시상awards ceremony; awarding
입상winning of a prize
상장certificate
경연contest
영광glory
고진감래sweetness after bitterness; no pain, no gain
감격스럽다impressed; touched
감명impression
찬사praise; compliment
과찬overpraise; adulation
긍지pride
기특하다praiseworthy; commendable

126 · 비판적 사고의 훈련

Learning to think

WordMeaning
심화deepening
터득mastering; learning
몰입immersion; absorption
매진striving
전념devotion
직관intuition
추상적being abstract; being general
혼동confusion; muddledness
납득understanding
분간distinguishment
분별distinction; differentiation
사리reason; logic

127 · 방언과 표준어 정책

Dialects and honorifics

WordMeaning
공용어official language; lingua franca
구어spoken words; spoken language
높임법honorification
된소리fortis
방언regional dialect; vernacular
비속어slang; vulgarism
어감nuance
어투tone; way of speaking
관용적idiomatic; used commonly
격언maxim; proverb
띄어쓰기word spacing
상용common use; everyday use

128 · 국제회의 동시통역

An interpreter at work

WordMeaning
동시통역simultaneous interpretation
해석interpretation; comprehension
영문English text; English writing
원어민native speaker
능통하다skillful; proficient
말솜씨speaking proficiency; gift of gab
자유자재being free
막힘없이easily; smoothly
유창성fluency
함축suggestion; allusion
맥락context
암시hint; suggestion

129 · 국어사전 편찬실

Making a dictionary

WordMeaning
용례example
용법direction for use; instruction for use
명칭name; title
일컫다call; name
칭하다call; name
형용하다describe; express
되뇌다repeat; say something over and over
무언being silent
말문mouth for speaking; first utterance
지껄이다babble; jabber
대versus; against
일례example; instance

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