dilatory inclined to delay; slow or late in doing things.
sizer's place a student receiving a scholarship allowance at Trinity College, Dublin, or at Cambridge University.
imperious overbearing, arrogant, or domineering.
averred declared to be true; stated positively.
fastidiousness the state of being refined in a too dainty or oversensitive way, so as to be easily disgusted.
degradation the state of being lower in rank, status, or condition.
trifles things of little value or importance.
abjured gave up.
superfluous not needed; unnecessary.
furze a prickly evergreen shrub.
mawkish nauseating.
