OVERACHIEVER

overachiever

(noun) a student who attains higher standards than the IQ indicated

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

overachiever (plural overachievers)

One who overachieves; one who has too much success. [from 1950s]

Antonym: underachiever

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

31 January 2025

DISPERSION

(noun) the act of dispersing or diffusing something; “the dispersion of the troops”; “the diffusion of knowledge”


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Coffee Trivia

The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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