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disinclined(shy, doubtful, hesitant, diffident)
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dubious(slow, uncertain, shy, hesitant)
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erratic
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fickle(weak, uncertain, doubtful, hesitant)
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inarticulate
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indefinite(uncertain, doubtful, hesitant, wavering)
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loath(slow, shy, doubtful, hesitant)
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mistrustful
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modest(shy, hesitant, sluggish, late)
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oscillating(hesitant, wavering, indecisive)
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shifting(hesitant, wavering, indecisive)
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timid(weak, uncertain, shy, doubtful)
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variable(uncertain, undecided, vacillating)
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afraid(slow, shy, doubtful, hesitant)
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against(difficult, awkward, forced, averse)
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against the grain(expression, idiom, forced, averse)
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alternating
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averse(slow, shy, doubtful, hesitant)
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begrudging(difficult, awkward, forced, averse)
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changing(weak, uncertain, doubtful, unsettled)
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