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backward(adjective, quiet, weak, soft, base)
12
gentle(adjective, characteristic, quiet, simple, ordinary)
12
scared(adjective, weak, soft, base, nervous)
12
unassured(adjective, characteristic, quiet, simple, moderate)
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unnerved(adjective, characteristic, nervous, shy, fearful)
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anxious(adjective, weak, uncertain, fearful, suspicious)
11
chicken(adjective, weak, nervous, shy, worried)
11
cowed(adjective, characteristic, nervous, shy, fearful)
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cowering(adjective, characteristic, weak, nervous, shy)
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craven(noun, adjective, weak, spineless, spiritless)
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daunted(adjective, characteristic, nervous, shy, fearful)
11
self-conscious(adjective, quiet, modest, shy, unassuming)
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trembling(adjective, characteristic, nervous, shy, fearful)
11
unsure(adjective, weak, uncertain, shy, doubtful)
11
wavering(adjective, characteristic, weak, uncertain, nervous)
10
self-effacing(adjective, quiet, simple, restraint, modest)
10
ambivalent(adjective, characteristic, nervous, shy, fearful)
10
cautious(noun, adjective, moderate, delicate, uncertain)
9
badgered(adjective, characteristic, nervous, shy, fearful)
9
browbeaten(adjective, characteristic, nervous, shy, meek)
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