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rear(adverb, end, back, last)
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remiss(slow, late, slack, unenthusiastic)
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reticent(quiet, modest, humble, shy)
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self-effacing(quiet, restraint, modest, humble)
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slack(dull, low, slow, late)
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standoffish(person, quiet, gentle, feelings)
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subnormal
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thick(dull, simple, slow, silly)
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uneager(slow, modest, humble, shy)
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unenthusiastic(person, feelings, forced, averse)
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upside-down(inverted, overturned)
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abaft(adverb, end, back, round)
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arrested
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chary(modest, humble, shy, hesitant)
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chilly(person, feelings)
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cloddish
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crude(vulgar, manner)
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forbidding(person, feelings)
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frosty(person, feelings)
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hindermost(end, back, last, stern)
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