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close-mouthed(adjective, quiet, gentle, aloof, reserved)
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constrained(shy, meek, timid, unassuming, diffident)
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controlled(adjective, calm, quiet, reasonable, gentle)
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cup-shaped
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depressed
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discreet(calm, quiet, reasonable, mild, modest)
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evasive(adjective, reserved, reticent, taciturn)
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exiting
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flinching
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formal(adjective, close, quiet, gentle, mild)
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frightened(adjective, weak, nervous, shy, fearful)
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gutless(adjective, weak, spineless)
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hermitic
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hostile(adjective, cool, cold, sensitive, shy)
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inaccessible(cool, cold, sensitive, shy, unfriendly)
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infundibular
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infundibuliform
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irresolute(nervous, shy, fearful)
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leaving(adjective, outward, outward-bound)
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low-key(adjective, quiet, plain, modest, imperceptible)
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