18 entries under self-effacing topic. ×

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backward(adjective, quiet, restrained, modest, humble)
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bashful(adjective, quiet, restrained, modest, humble)
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coy(adjective, quiet, restrained, modest, nervous)
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demure(adjective, quiet, restrained, modest, humble)
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introverted(adjective, cool, cold, modest, nervous)
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modest(adjective, quiet, restrained, humble, shy)
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nongregarious(adjective, quiet, cool, cold, sensitive)
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not forward(expression, reticent, unassuming, undemonstrative)
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reclusive(adjective, quiet, cool, cold, sensitive)
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reserved(adjective, quiet, cool, cold, modest)
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restrained(reticent, unassuming, undemonstrative)
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reticent(adjective, quiet, modest, nervous, humble)
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retiring(adjective, cool, cold, modest, sensitive)
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shrinking(adjective, quiet, modest, nervous, humble)
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timid(adjective, quiet, cool, cold, modest)
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unassertive(adjective, quiet, restrained, modest, nervous)
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unaffable(reticent, unassuming, undemonstrative)
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unexpansive(reticent, unassuming, undemonstrative)
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