precocious

/prih-KOH-shus/adjective

having developed abilities at an unusually early age

A precocious twelve-year-old audited the calculus class.
Synonyms
advanced, gifted, forward
Antonyms
slow, backward
Memory hook
prae + coquere (ripen): ripened early.

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