1
penitentiary
1
perturbed(shy, worried, afraid, apprehensive, scared)
1
phobic(shy, worried, afraid, apprehensive, scared)
1
piggish
1
plain(adjective, humble)
1
plebeian(adjective, humble)
1
quiet(modest, meek, unassuming, retiring)
1
quivery(shy, worried, afraid, apprehensive, scared)
1
rabbity(shy, worried, meek, afraid, timid)
1
rattled
1
receptive
1
recessive(adjective, modest, nervous, humble, hesitant)
1
regretful
1
reluctant(adjective, modest, humble, shy, hesitant)
1
resigned
1
ruddy
1
rueful
1
ruminant
1
sedate(quiet, modest, meek, unassuming, retiring)
1
self conscious(expression, idiom)
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