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deferential(adjective, quiet, modest, meek, unassuming)
3
discontinuing(verb, resigning)
3
dishing
3
doubtful(adjective, feel doubt)
3
ebbing
3
embarrassed(adjective, shy, timid, diffident)
3
hollow
3
incommunicative(adjective, person, avoid, asocial, dissocial)
3
inconspicuous(adjective, quiet, plain, modest, humble)
3
insociable(adjective, person, avoid, cold, modest)
3
lily-livered(adjective, weak, spineless, gutless)
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mild(adjective, calm, dull, quiet, mean)
3
preceding
3
private
3
pusillanimous(adjective, weak, nervous, shy, fearful)
3
relinquishing(verb, resigning)
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reluctant(adjective, modest, humble, shy, hesitant)
3
retire
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retired(adjective, quiet, restrained, thoughtful, private)
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secluded(adjective, private, lonely, unsociable, discharged)
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