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| guarded(delicate, careful, cautious, suspicious) | |
| obstinate | |
| rebellious | |
| reserved(modest, humble, shy, hesitant) | |
| retiring(modest, humble, shy, hesitant) | |
| noncooperative | |
| against the grain(expression, idiom, forced, averse) | |
| ambiguous | |
| apathetic(quiet, moderate, easy, slow) | |
| cagey(cautious, suspicious, wary) | |
| compelled(difficult, awkward, forced, averse) | |
| defiant | |
| demure(modest, humble, shy, hesitant) | |
| evasive(difficult, awkward, forced, averse) | |
| ill-disposed(difficult, awkward, hostile, hesitant) | |
| lackadaisical | |
| non-consenting | |
| perverse(difficult, awkward, hostile, hesitant) | |
| prudent(cautious, suspicious, wary) | |
| queasy(unenthusiastic, unwilling, disinclined) |
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