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| unwilling(slow, modest, humble, shy) | |
| disinclined(quiet, easy, heavy, deliberate) | |
| hesitant(delicate, uncertain, modest, humble) | |
| loath(slow, modest, humble, shy) | |
| indisposed(slow, modest, humble, shy) | |
| averse(slow, modest, humble, shy) | |
| shy(quiet, slow, uncertain, doubtful) | |
| loth | |
| diffident(uncertain, shy, doubtful, hesitant) | |
| wary(delicate, modest, humble, careful) | |
| slow(deliberate, shy, doubtful, hesitant) | |
| opposed(slow, shy, hostile, unfriendly) | |
| tardy(shy, hesitant, diffident, unenthusiastic) | |
| unenthusiastic(difficult, awkward, antagonistic, forced) | |
| involuntary(unenthusiastic, forced, averse, unwilling) | |
| afraid(slow, modest, humble, shy) | |
| balky(unwilling, uncooperative) | |
| cautious(delicate, uncertain, modest, humble) | |
| circumspect(delicate, modest, humble, careful) | |
| grudging(awkward, unenthusiastic, forced, averse) |
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