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| docile(quiet, modest, meek, unassuming, retiring) | |
| down(modest, unaffected) | |
| down-to-earth(modest, humble, unaffected, unassertive) | |
| down home(expression, modest, unaffected) | |
| duteous(deferential, reverent, reverential) | |
| dutiful(deferential, reverent, reverential) | |
| easy-going(modest, unaffected) | |
| eremitic | |
| evasive | |
| expressing remorse | |
| folksy(modest, unaffected) | |
| free-spirited(modest, unaffected) | |
| gallant(noble, unselfish, self-sacrificing) | |
| generous(adjective, noble, liberal, selfless, unselfish) | |
| giving(adjective, noble, generous, selfless) | |
| gracious(deferential, reverent, reverential) | |
| helpful(adjective, noble, generous, liberal, selfless) | |
| homey(modest, unaffected) | |
| humility | |
| ill at ease |
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