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| mousey(adjective, timid, retiring, bashful) | |
| recessive(adjective, timid, retiring, bashful) | |
| unsure(adjective, timid, retiring, irresolute) | |
| afraid(adjective, weak, fearful, base, hesitant) | |
| unwilling(adjective, diffident, characteristic, quiet, slow) | |
| skittish(adjective, timid, retiring, bashful) | |
| distrustful(adjective, quality, characteristic, quiet) | |
| lacking(adjective, characteristic, clear, weak, free) | |
| silent(adjective, quiet, simple, restrained, still) | |
| taciturn(adjective, close, quiet, restrained, still) | |
| low(adjective, poor, small, boring, exiguous) | |
| quiet(adjective, suppress, restrained, modest) | |
| averse(adjective, diffident, forced, unwilling, loath) | |
| circumspect(adjective, characteristic, quiet, careful, thoughtful) | |
| loath(adjective, diffident, forced, averse, unwilling) | |
| insufficient(adjective, weak, inadequate, lacking, poor) | |
| disinclined(adjective, hesitant, diffident, forced, averse) | |
| uneager(adjective, diffident, forced, averse, unwilling) | |
| conscious(adjective, characteristic, quiet, timid) | |
| fainthearted(adjective, weak, nervous, worried) |
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