Word of the Week - 47

SWOT

This week's word is an informal verb (common among British teenagers) which means to study hard, usually by reading or learning about something, before an exam. A lot of you will need to start swotting pretty soon, that is if you haven't already, because the Cambridge exams are just around the corner! You may be thinking to yourselves "Oh, but I have plenty of time, the exams aren't until June", but the sooner you start to swot up on your grammar, vocabulary and general skills, the better! You don't want to leave everything until the last minute and find yourself cramming for the exam the night before!!!

This word can also be used as a noun and applied in a disapproving way to describe somebody who studies hard. It is the equivalent of 'empollón' in Spanish.

"John is such a swot, he always has his head in a book!"
"You're just jealous because he gets better grades than you."