swot

Noun

• an insignificant student who is ridiculed as being affected or boringly studious

Verb

• study intensively, as before an exam
  • I had to bone up on my Latin verbs before the final exam
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  grind , nerd , wonk , dweeb , cram , grind away , drum , bone up , get up , mug up , swot up , bone