10
shy(adjective, quiet, cool, cold, unfriendly)
9
regressive(adjective, passive, retrograde, regressive, relapsed)
6
recessionary
3
receding(adjective, passive)
3
recidivist(adjective, relapsed)
3
relapsing(adjective, passive, regressive)
3
retrogressive
2
backsliding(adjective, regressive)
2
backward(adjective, quiet, restrained, modest, humble)
2
dormant(adjective, passive)
2
latent(adjective, passive)
2
recessive allele
2
unsociable(adjective, shy, unfriendly, reticent, unassuming)
1
antagonistic(adjective, cool, cold, sensitive, shy)
1
atavistic
1
bashful(adjective, quiet, restrained, modest, humble)
1
brooding(adjective, cool, cold, sensitive, shy)
1
coy(adjective, quiet, restrained, modest, nervous)
1
declining(adjective, regressive)
1
demure(adjective, quiet, restrained, modest, humble)
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