[2] A fortiori: for a stronger reason.
[3] Environments: surroundings.
[4] Functionary: one charged with the performance of a duty.
[5] Scatter-brain: thoughtless.
[6] Nŏtable: industrious, smart.
[7] Cardinal: chief.
[8] Drat: plague take.
[9] Bist: art.
[10] Puritan: the Puritans were those who were dissatisfied with the English Church and wished to purify it, as they said, from certain ceremonies. They quite generally gave their children Bible names.
[11] Whey: in making cheese the milk separates, the thick part forming curd, and the watery portion whey.