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reluctant(adjective, slow, modest, humble, shy)
24
unwilling(adjective, slow, uncertain, modest, humble)
23
averse(adjective, slow, modest, humble, shy)
20
indisposed(adjective, slow, modest, humble, shy)
19
disinclined(adjective, modest, humble, shy, hostile)
18
hesitant(adjective, uncertain, modest, humble, shy)
15
shy(adjective, quiet, slow, doubtful, hesitant)
11
backward(adjective, slow, modest, humble, shy)
7
afraid(adjective, slow, modest, humble, shy)
7
slow(adjective, uncertain, shy, doubtful, hesitant)
7
timid(adjective, uncertain, modest, humble, shy)
6
bashful(adjective, modest, humble, shy, hesitant)
5
uneager(adjective, slow, modest, humble, shy)
4
reticent(adjective, modest, humble, hesitant, suspicious)
2
cautious(adjective, uncertain, modest, humble, shy)
2
circumspect(adjective, modest, humble, shy, hesitant)
2
hesitating(adjective, slow, shy, doubtful, hesitant)
2
suspicious(adjective, modest, humble, shy, hesitant)
2
wary(adjective, modest, humble, shy, hesitant)
1
apprehensive(adjective, modest, humble, hesitant, suspicious)
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