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| deficient(adjective, inadequate, lacking, poor, weak) | |
| introvert(adjective, quiet, reserved, timid) | |
| recessive(adjective, reserved, timid, retiring, bashful) | |
| abashed(adjective, timid, diffident, timidity) | |
| afraid(adjective, weak, fearful, base, hesitant) | |
| unwilling(adjective, diffident, quiet, slow) | |
| scant(adjective, poor, lacking, weak, inferior) | |
| skittish(adjective, reserved, timid, retiring, bashful) | |
| vacillant(adjective, informal, hesitant, timidity) | |
| distrustful(adjective, quality, quiet, reserved) | |
| lacking(adjective, clear, weak, free) | |
| low(adjective, poor, small, boring, exiguous) | |
| quiet(adjective, reserved, suppress, restrained, modest) | |
| averse(adjective, diffident, forced, unwilling, loath) | |
| circumspect(adjective, quiet, careful, thoughtful) | |
| loath(adjective, diffident, forced, averse, unwilling) | |
| unconfident(adjective, feel doubt, timidity, shyness) | |
| insufficient(adjective, weak, inadequate, lacking, poor) | |
| disinclined(adjective, hesitant, diffident, forced, averse) | |
| uneager(adjective, diffident, forced, averse, unwilling) |
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