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| weak(adjective, strong, uncertain, anxious, nervous) | |
| nervous(adjective, uncertain, anxious, modest, awkward) | |
| timorous(adjective, gentle, uncertain, anxious, ordinary) | |
| afraid(adjective, uncertain, anxious, modest, nervous) | |
| skeptical(adjective, uncertain, nervous, shy, doubtful) | |
| apprehensive(adjective, gentle, uncertain, anxious, ordinary) | |
| backward(adjective, quiet, gentle, uncertain, modest) | |
| retiring(adjective, quiet, simple, gentle, modest) | |
| shrinking(adjective, weak, anxious, modest, nervous) | |
| doubting(adjective, weak, uncertain, shy, doubtful) | |
| introverted(adjective, modest, humble, suspicious, wary) | |
| modest(adjective, quiet, simple, gentle, nervous) | |
| reticent(adjective, quiet, obscure, restrained, modest) | |
| unassertive(adjective, modest, nervous, humble, shy) | |
| uneager(adjective, ready, uncertain, modest, humble) | |
| shaky(adjective, weak, uncertain, anxious, nervous) | |
| spineless(adjective, uncertain, nervous, unstable, shy) | |
| bashful(adjective, quiet, simple, gentle, restrained) | |
| reserved(adjective, quiet, simple, gentle, restrained) | |
| coy(adjective, modest, nervous, humble, shy) |
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