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feeble

adjective,

feebler, feeblest.

1.physically weak, as from age or sickness; frail.

2.weak intellectually or morally:a feeble mind.


3.lacking in volume, loudness, brightness, distinctness, etc.:a feeble voice; feeble light.


4.lacking in force, strength, or effectiveness:feeble resistance; feeble arguments.



 
presbytery
/ˈprezbəˌterē,ˈpres-,-bətrē/
noun
1.
a body of church elders and ministers, especially (in Presbyterian churches) an administrative body (court) representing all the local congregations of a district.
2.
the house of a Roman Catholic parish priest.
 
alacrity

noun

1.cheerful readiness, promptness, or willingness:We accepted the invitation with alacrity.


2.liveliness; briskness.


 
Perplex

verb (used with object)

1. to cause to be puzzled or bewildered over what is not understood or certain; confuse mentally:
Her strange response perplex
ed me.

2. to make complicated or confused, as a matter or question.

3. to hamper with complications, confusion, or uncertainty.
 
Hollow: not solid; having a space or gap or cavity

The idea of emptiness is apparent in the other uses for hollow too. A valley between mountains is called a hollow and if you're really thin, you may have hollow cheeks. Things like words and promises are hollow if the person uttering them does not intend to keep them. And a hollow victory is not very satisfying, as it means that you have reached your goal, but lost something more important along the way.
 
Primed

1. of the first importance;demanding the fullest consideration:a prime requisite.


2.of the greatest relevance or significance:a prime example.


3.of the highest eminence or rank:the prime authority on Chaucer.


4.of the greatest commercial value:prime building lots.


5.first-rate:This ale is prime!


6.(of meat, especially of beef) noting or pertaining to the first grade orbest quality:prime ribs of beef.


7.first in order of time, existence, or development; earliest; primitive.
noun

10.the most flourishing stage or state.

11.the time of early manhood or womanhood:the prime of youth.


12.the period or state of greatest perfection or vigor of human life:a man in his prime.


13.the choicest or best part of anything.

14.(especially in the grading of U.S. beef) a grade, classification, ordesignation indicating the highest or most desirable quality.

15.the beginning or earliest stage of any period.

16.the spring of the year.
 
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