fringe
Noun: The outer, less important part of a specific area
herbaceous
Adj.: A description of plants who have no woody parts, soft
giddy
Adj.: feeling happy and silly
aphasia
Noun: A condition that makes the affected unable to speak or learn any form of language
to straddle
Verb: to be on both sides of a thing
gaunt
Adj.: sickly thin, unattractive
seismic
adj.: having disastrous effects
bleak
Adj.: hopeless, cold, unwelcoming
frieze
Noun: A narrow piece of decoration on a wall, usually right below the roof
seizure
Noun: The act of taking something by force within legal limits
to scuttle
Verb: to move quickly to escape, to move with short quick strides