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outbound(leaving, outward, outward-bound)
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overmodest(shy, timid, diffident)
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parting
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recalling
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recoiling(verb, shy, timid, diffident)
2
removed
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removing
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renouncing(verb, resigning)
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resting(verb, reposing)
2
retirement
2
sedate(adjective, quiet, gentle, modest, aloof)
2
sequestered(adjective, private, lonely, unsociable, discharged)
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spineless(weak, nervous, shy, fearful, gutless)
2
standoff(adjective, cold, modest, unfriendly, aloof)
2
submissive(adjective, quiet, mean, gentle, low)
2
surrendering(verb, resigning)
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terminating(verb, resigning)
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tight-lipped(adjective, reserved, reticent, taciturn)
2
unaffable(adjective, calm, quiet, reasonable, mild)
2
unambitious(adjective, quiet, modest, humble, meek)
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