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cowardly(weak, soft, nervous, shy, fearful)
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cowering(adjective, weak, gentle, inferior, nervous)
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coy(adjective, soft, shy, meek, frugal)
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craven(adjective, mean, weak, feeble, subservient)
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crawling(adjective, humble, flattering, deferential, sycophantic)
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customary(adjective, conforming)
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demure(adjective, soft, shy, meek, frugal)
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diffident(adjective, soft, shy, meek, frugal)
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earnest(adjective, willing)
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elastic(adjective, flexible, supple, workable, bendable)
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enslaved(adjective, sensitive, apt, subordinate, secondary)
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equable(adjective, calm, kind, smooth, soft)
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feeble(adjective, calm, weak, kind, smooth)
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flattering(adjective, compliant, deferential, sycophantic, toadying)
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flexile(soft, yielding, malleable)
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flexuous(soft, yielding, malleable)
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forgiving(adjective, calm, quiet, understanding, light)
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formal(adjective, conforming)
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good-natured(adjective, calm, kind, smooth, soft)
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handy(adjective, shy, meek, docile, obedient)
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