benison (pg. 58) -- A spoken blessing.
a shonky shop (pg. 74) -- A poor or dubious quality.
the university's bledlows (pg. 73) -- The author is credited with definition it as a proctor.
pounces (pg. 268) -- from Word of the Day "600 years ago only the rear facing claw was a talon while one or all of the front facing claws were instead pounces." Good to know!
"Beauty can be considered to be neutral, sir. It is not the same as nice or good." --Nutt (pg. 194)
I said, "Be generous, Mr. Spade." -- (pg. 266) From The Maltese Falcon.