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
poverty grass small heathlike plant covered with white down growing on beaches in northeastern North America
preferred shares stock whose holders are guaranteed priority in the payment of dividends but whose holders have no voting rights
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
barnyard grass a coarse annual panic grass
performing arts arts or skills that require public performance
saffron crocus Old World crocus having purple or white flowers with aromatic pungent orange stigmas used in flavoring food
Porphyrio porphyrio purple gallinule of southern Europe
prairie cordgrass North American cordgrass having leaves with dry membranous margins and glumes with long awns
dihybrid cross hybridization using two traits with two alleles each
meritocracy a social system in which power goes to superior intellects
prevaricate be deliberately ambiguous or unclear
Robert Graves English writer known for his interest in mythology and in the classics (1895-1985)
wild crocus short hairy perennial with early spring blue-violet or lilac flowers; North America and Siberia
pervert corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality
diverticulosis presence of multiple diverticula in the walls of the colon
verdigris a green patina that forms on copper or brass or bronze
proofreader someone who reads proof in order to find errors and mark corrections