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Swot

n : an insignificant student who is ridiculed as being affected or studying excessively [syn: grind, nerd, wonk, dweeb] v : study intensively, as before an exam; "I had to bone up on my Latin verbs before the final exam" [syn: cram, grind away, drum, bone up, get up, mug up, swot up, bone]

Example:  "Three years of state-subsidised fun far from home, marred only by periodic frantic swotting held no allure for her."