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::: maniacal - raging mad; insane; N. maniac: insane person; CF. mania: disorder of the mind; intense enthusiasm
::: dissent - disagree
::: dank - damp; unpleasantly wet
::: niggle - spend too much time on minor points (esp. when finding fault); find fault; Ex. niggle over details; ADJ. niggling
::: posthumous - after death (as of child born after father's death or book published after author's death); coming or occurring after one's death; Ex. posthumous fame/novel
::: cryptic - mysterious; hidden; secret
::: lassitude - languor; weariness; listlessness
::: clandestine - secret
::: purport - intention; purpose; meaning; V: claim; profess; Ex. order which purports to be signed by the general
::: stoop - bend forward and down; lower or debase oneself; fall to a lower standard of behavior by doing something; condescend; Ex. stoop to lying