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on the fence(adjective, undecided)
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prudent(restrained, careful, safe, cautious, suspicious)
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recreant(adjective, cowardly)
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reserved(adjective, quiet, simple, gentle, restrained)
2
resistant(averse, unwilling, reluctant)
2
safe(delicate, restrained, careful, cautious, suspicious)
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scrupulous(cautious, suspicious, wary)
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self-effacing(adjective, quiet, simple, gentle, modest)
2
sheepish(adjective, quiet, simple, gentle, ordinary)
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shifty(adjective, irresolute)
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sticking(averse, unwilling, reluctant)
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stumbling(adjective, uncertain, tentative)
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trembling(adjective, nervous, shy, fearful)
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troubled(adjective, uncertain, anxious, nervous, worried)
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unadventurous
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unbelieving(adjective, skeptical)
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unclear(open, uncertain, doubtful, unsure, indefinite)
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uncommunicative(quiet, restrained, unfriendly, distant, discreet)
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unenthusiastic(adjective, cool, antagonistic, averse, unwilling)
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unforeseeable(doubtful, vague, changeable, unsure, questionable)
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