superfluous more than is needed, desired, or required
preferred shares stock whose holders are guaranteed priority in the payment of dividends but whose holders have no voting rights
perfunctory hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough
privilege a special advantage or benefit not enjoyed by all
ludicrous inviting ridicule
power of attorney a legal instrument authorizing someone to act as the grantor's agent
bearded wheatgrass a wheatgrass with straight terminal awns on the flowering glumes
powerfulness possession of controlling influence
profligacy the trait of spending extravagantly
by small degrees by a short distance
profligate unrestrained by convention or morality
port watcher a watchman on a wharf
prophylaxis the prevention of disease
general headquarters military headquarters from which a military commander controls and organizes the forces
true flycatcher any of a large group of small songbirds that feed on insects taken on the wing
perfoliate leaf a leaf with the base united around--and apparently pierced by--the stem
primary health care health care that is provided by a health care professional in the first contact of a patient with the health care system
plutocracy a political system governed by the wealthy people
preference shares stock whose holders are guaranteed priority in the payment of dividends but whose holders have no voting rights
prevalence the quality of being widespread