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hesitant(adjective, open, weak, gentle, uncertain)
12
humble(adjective, modest, nervous, shy, meek)
3
apprehensive(adjective, quiet, modest, nervous, shy)
2
modest(quiet, nervous, shy, meek, fearful)
2
simple(quiet, modest, meek, unassuming)
1
blushing(quiet, modest, meek, unassuming)
1
demure(quiet, modest, nervous, shy, meek)
1
servile(quiet, modest, sensitive, meek, apt)
1
subservient(quiet, modest, meek, unassuming)
0
bashful(quiet, modest, nervous, shy, meek)
0
biddable(quiet, modest, meek, unassuming)
0
content(quiet, modest, meek, unassuming)
0
courteous(quiet, modest, meek, unassuming)
0
deferential(quiet, modest, meek, unassuming)
0
docile(quiet, modest, meek, unassuming)
0
lowly(quiet, modest, meek, unassuming)
0
manageable(quiet, modest, meek, unassuming)
0
meek(quiet, modest, nervous, fearful, timid)
0
mild(quiet, modest, meek, unassuming)
0
obliging(quiet, modest, meek, unassuming)
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