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}]
     [also: {swotting}, {swotted}]
Source: WordNet® 2.0