weak; in poor health

to make up; fabrication; fictional; imaginary

false; hypocritical; artificial; sham

false; phony; sham

to imagine; to make up; fictitious; theoretical; hypothetical; (computing) to emulate; (computing) virtual

hollow; emptiness; meaningless

modest; self-effacing; to make modest remarks

lacking in confidence; diffident; to have a guilty conscience

to take advantage of weakness

to discuss matters of principle (as opposed to concrete issues)