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slowness(noun, unwillingness)
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retardation
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reserve(noun, control, shame, restraint, doubt)
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coldness(noun, control, restraint, reserve, silence)
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mental retardation(noun, expression, idiom)
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amentia
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lag
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reluctance(noun, control, shame, dislike, restraint)
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bashfulness(noun, shame, restraint, doubt, reserve)
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constraint(noun, control, shame, restraint, doubt)
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coyness(noun, control, restraint, reserve, silence)
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diffidence(noun, control, restraint, lack, reserve)
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indisposition
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modesty(noun, control, shame, restraint, doubt)
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subnormality
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timidity(noun, restraint)
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abnormality(noun, underdevelopment)
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arrearage
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awkwardness
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disinclination
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