| restrained(reticent, unassuming, undemonstrative, self-effacing) | |
| reticent(adjective, quiet, modest, nervous, humble) | |
| retiring(adjective, cool, cold, modest, sensitive) | |
| retreating | |
| retroactive | |
| retrocedent | |
| retrocessive | |
| retrograde | |
| retrorse | |
| retroverse | |
| returnable | |
| reversible | |
| reversional | |
| reversionary | |
| revertible | |
| revulsionary | |
| secretive(adjective, cool, cold, sensitive, shy) | |
| self-effacing(adjective, quiet, restrained, modest, nervous) | |
| sheepish(adjective, modest, nervous, humble, hesitant) | |
| shrinking(adjective, quiet, modest, nervous, humble) |
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