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역무원
train station worker
명사 · NIKL learner grade not listed
역발상
a reverse idea
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
역방향
reverse direction; being backward
명사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
역병
epidemic; plague
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
역부족
lack of ability; being beyond one's capability
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
역사
history
명사 · Beginner · NIKL learner grade
역사가
historian
명사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
역사관
view of history
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
역사상
being in history; existing historically
명사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
역사성
historicalness; historic nature
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
역사적
historic
관형사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
역사책
history book
명사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
역사학
history; historical studies
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
역서
almanac
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
역설
emphasis; assertion
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
역설적
paradoxical
관형사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
역설하다
emphasize; assert
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
역성
siding with someone; favoritism
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
역성들다
side with someone; take sides
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
역세권
station district; area adjacent to a station
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
역수입
reimport; reimportation
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
역수출
reexport; reexportation
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
역순
reverse order
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
역술
divination; fortune-telling
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
역술가
diviner; fortune teller
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
역습
counterattack; countermove
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
역습하다
counterattack; counterstrike
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
역시
also; as well
부사 · Beginner · NIKL learner grade
역이용
turning something to one's own advantage; turning something against itself
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
역이용하다
turn something to one's own advantage; turn something against itself
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
역임
serving in various posts
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
역임하다
serve in various posts
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
역작
masterpiece; laborious work
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
역작용
adverse effect
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
역적
traitor
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
역전
station plaza
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
역전되다
be reversed
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
역전승
come-from-behind victory
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
역전승하다
win a come-from-behind victory
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
역전패
suffering a reversal
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
역전패하다
suffer a reversal
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
역전하다
reverse
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
역점
emphasis; focus
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
역정
anger; rage
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
역주
translation and footnotes
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
역지사지
put yourself in someone else's shoes
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
역차별
reverse discrimination
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
역추적하다
back track
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
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Beginner, intermediate, and advanced are the National Institute of Korean Language’s learner vocabulary grades. They are not official TOPIK levels or a prediction of test difficulty.