1
timid(adjective, quiet, cool, cold, modest)
1
unassertive(adjective, quiet, restrained, modest, nervous)
1
unbending(adjective, cool, cold, sensitive, shy)
1
uncongenial(adjective, cool, cold, sensitive, shy)
1
unforthcoming(adjective, cool, cold, sensitive, shy)
1
unneighborly(adjective, cool, cold, sensitive, shy)
1
unsocial(adjective, cool, cold, modest, nervous)
1
withdrawn(cool, cold, shy, unfriendly, reserved)
0
afraid(adjective, modest, humble, hesitant, suspicious)
0
aloof(shy, unfriendly, antisocial)
0
antisocial(shy, unfriendly)
0
apprehensive(adjective, modest, nervous, humble, hesitant)
0
averse(adjective, modest, humble, hesitant, suspicious)
0
cautious(adjective, modest, humble, hesitant, suspicious)
0
chary(adjective, modest, humble, hesitant, suspicious)
0
circumspect(adjective, modest, humble, hesitant, suspicious)
0
cold(shy, unfriendly, reserved, antisocial)
0
conscious(adjective, modest, nervous, humble, hesitant)
0
cool(sensitive, shy, unfriendly, reserved, antisocial)
0
diffident
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