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unwilling(adjective, slow, modest, humble, shy)
24
loath(adjective, slow, modest, humble, shy)
23
reluctant(adjective, slow, modest, humble, shy)
19
indisposed(adjective, slow, modest, humble, shy)
17
disinclined(adjective, dislike, modest, humble, shy)
13
hesitant(adjective, uncertain, modest, humble, shy)
11
shy(adjective, quiet, slow, doubtful, hesitant)
7
backward(adjective, slow, modest, humble, shy)
7
slow(adjective, uncertain, shy, doubtful, hesitant)
5
afraid(adjective, slow, modest, humble, shy)
4
uneager(adjective, slow, modest, humble, shy)
2
bashful(adjective, modest, humble, shy, hesitant)
2
chary(adjective, modest, humble, hesitant, suspicious)
2
reticent(adjective, modest, humble, hesitant, suspicious)
2
retiring(adjective, modest, humble, shy, hesitant)
2
timid(adjective, uncertain, modest, humble, shy)
1
cautious(adjective, uncertain, modest, humble, hesitant)
1
circumspect(adjective, modest, humble, hesitant, suspicious)
1
coy(adjective, modest, humble, hesitant, suspicious)
1
hesitating(adjective, slow, shy, doubtful, hesitant)
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