2
reclusive(adjective, quiet, gentle, aloof, peaceful)
2
removed
2
self-contained(quiet, gentle, aloof, peaceful, reserved)
2
shaky(nervous, shy, fearful)
2
submissive(adjective, soft, shy, meek, frugal)
2
taciturn(adjective, quiet, gentle, restrained, aloof)
2
trembling(nervous, shy, fearful)
2
unapproachable(quiet, gentle, aloof, reserved, reticent)
2
unassured(adjective, quiet, gentle, modest, nervous)
2
uncomfortable
2
uncommunicative(quiet, gentle, restrained, awkward, reserved)
2
uncompanionable(quiet, gentle, aloof, peaceful, reserved)
2
uneasy
2
unfriendly(aloof, reticent, standoffish)
2
unselfish(adjective, modest)
2
yellow(adjective, nervous, shy, fearful)
1
abstemious(adjective, soft, shy, meek, frugal)
1
anxious
1
autistic
1
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