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열애
ardent love
명사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
열애하다
love ardently; love passionately
동사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
열어젖히다
throw open
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
열연
enthusiastic performance
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
열연하다
perform enthusiastically
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
열외
sideline; being out of line
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
열의
enthusiasm; zeal
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
열정
passion
명사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
열정적
passionate; enthusiastic
관형사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
열중
absorption; immersion
명사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
열중쉬어
attention
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
열중하다
be absorbed in; be engrossed in
동사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
열째
tenth
수사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
열차
train
명사 · Beginner · NIKL learner grade
열창
ardent singing
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
열창하다
sing enthusiastically
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
열처리
heat treatment
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
열풍
strong wind
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
열혈
hot blood
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
열효율
thermal efficiency
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
열흘
ten days
명사 · Beginner · NIKL learner grade
엷다
thin
형용사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
염
yeom
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
염기성
basicity; alkalinity
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
염두
mind
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
염라대왕
Yama
명사 · NIKL learner grade not listed
염려
concern; worry
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
염려되다
be concerned; be worried
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
염려스럽다
anxious; nervous; uneasy
형용사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
염려증
neurosis
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
염려하다
be concerned; be worried
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
염료
dye
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
염문
scandal
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
염병
typhoid; typhoid fever
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
염병하다
catch an epidemic
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
염분
salinity
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
염불
prayer to Buddha; Buddhist invocation
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
염불하다
pray to Amitabha; tell one's beads
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
염색
dyeing
명사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
염색되다
be dyed
동사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
염색약
dye
명사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
염색체
chromosome
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
염색하다
dye
동사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
염세
weariness of the world
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
염세적
pessimistic; world-weary
관형사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
염세주의
pessimism
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
염소
chlorine
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
염원
wish; cherished dream
명사 · 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.