There are four varieties of commercially viable coffee: Arabica, Liberica, Excelsa, and Robusta. Growers predominantly plant the Arabica species. Although less popular, Robusta tastes slightly more bitter and contains more caffeine.
OVERACT
overact, ham it up, ham, overplay
(verb) exaggerate one’s acting
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
overact (third-person singular simple present overacts, present participle overacting, simple past and past participle overacted)
(acting) To act in an exaggerated manner.
(obsolete, transitive) To act upon, or influence, unduly.
Synonyms
• chew the scenery, ham, ham it up, melodramatize, tear a cat
Source: Wiktionary
O`ver*act", v. t.
1. To act or perform to excess; to exaggerate in acting; as, he overacted his part.
2. To act upon, or influence, unduly. [Obs.] The hope of inheritance overacts them. Milton.
O`ver*act", v. i.
Definition: To act more than is necessary; to go to excess in action. B. Jonson.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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