6
mouse-colored
6
self-effacing(adjective, quiet, modest, humble, meek)
6
unassuming(adjective, quiet, modest, humble, shy)
5
ashen(adjective, dull, soft, obscure, lead)
5
fainthearted(nervous, shy, worried, fearful, afraid)
5
leaden(adjective, dull, soft, obscure, lead)
5
nervous(adjective, shy, worried, fearful, afraid)
5
self-conscious(adjective, feel doubt)
5
silent(adjective, quiet, soft, still, hushed)
5
smoky(adjective, dull, lead, grim, gray)
5
somber(adjective, dull, soft, obscure, lead)
4
afraid(adjective, upset, weak, nervous, shy)
4
anxious(adjective, upset, shy, worried, afraid)
4
chicken(adjective, upset, nervous, shy, worried)
4
colorless(adjective, quiet, drab)
4
coward
4
cowardly(adjective, nervous, shy, fearful)
4
cowering(adjective, weak, nervous, shy, meek)
4
demure(nervous, shy, meek, fearful, timid)
4
dingy(adjective, dull, soft, obscure, lead)
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