porphyritic rock any igneous rock with crystals embedded in a finer groundmass of minerals
porphyritic (of rocks) consisting of porphyry or containing large crystals in a fine groundmass of minerals
prevaricator a person who has lied or who lies repeatedly
preferred stock stock whose holders are guaranteed priority in the payment of dividends but whose holders have no voting rights
poverty grass small heathlike plant covered with white down growing on beaches in northeastern North America
prevaricate be deliberately ambiguous or unclear
pervert corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality
proofreader someone who reads proof in order to find errors and mark corrections
Porphyrula martinica American purple gallinule
periphrastic roundabout and unnecessarily wordy
pyrophoric alloy an alloy that emits sparks when struck or scratched with steel; used in lighter flints
Prakritic of or relating to Prakrit
prevarication the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
dramatic work a play for performance on the stage or television or in a movie etc.
paraphrastic altered by paraphrasing
aortic arch the part of the aorta that arches and turns downward
procaryotic having cells that lack membrane-bound nuclei
barnyard grass a coarse annual panic grass
Porphyrio Old World purple gallinules
metamorphic rock rock altered by pressure and heat