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cowardly(nervous, shy, fearful, timid)
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detached(aloof, reticent, standoffish)
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discreet(soft, shy, meek, frugal)
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overmodest(shy, modesty)
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skittish(modest, humble, shy, hesitant)
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unconfident
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unpresuming(person, soft, feelings, shy)
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unsociable(quiet, still, shy, reticent)
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ashamed(remorseful, regretting)
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awkward
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blushful(shy, blushing, flushed, embarrassed)
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chary(modest, humble, shy, hesitant)
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constrained
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frightened(nervous, shy, fearful, timid)
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lowly(quiet, modest, humble, meek)
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reluctant(modest, humble, shy, hesitant)
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simple(soft, shy, meek, frugal)
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unpretending(soft, shy, meek, frugal)
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unsocial(modest, humble, hesitant, suspicious)
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