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reserved(calm, quiet, modest, humble)
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apprehensive(weak, soft, base, anxious)
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capricious(nervous, shy, fearful, irresolute)
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hesitating(verb, difficult, awkward, forced)
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introverted(quiet, restrained, modest, nervous)
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lowering(noun, verb, decrease, depression)
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quiet(calm, reasonable, mild, restrained)
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restrained(calm, quiet, shy, thoughtful)
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self-conscious(shy, meek, timid, unassuming)
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skittish(anxious, modest, nervous, humble)
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unwilling(modest, humble, hesitant, mood)
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abating(verb, declining, lowering, falling)
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aloof
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aseptic(quiet, restrained, detached, thoughtful)
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coward(characteristic, quality, worry, dismay)
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coy(quiet, gentle, modest, nervous)
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irresolute(nervous, shy, fearful, irresolute)
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pusillanimous(weak, nervous, shy, worried)
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spineless(weak, nervous, shy, worried)
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standoffish(quiet, restrained, thoughtful, solitary)
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