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disinclined(adjective, uncertain, modest, humble, shy)
20
averse(adjective, slow, modest, humble, shy)
19
reluctant(adjective, slow, modest, humble, shy)
18
loath(adjective, slow, uncertain, modest, humble)
16
indisposed(adjective, slow, modest, humble, shy)
14
shy(adjective, quiet, slow, uncertain, doubtful)
13
hesitant(adjective, uncertain, modest, humble, shy)
8
backward(adjective, slow, uncertain, modest, humble)
7
slow(adjective, uncertain, shy, doubtful, hesitant)
5
uneager(adjective, slow, uncertain, modest, humble)
4
afraid(adjective, slow, modest, humble, shy)
4
chary(adjective, modest, humble, hesitant, suspicious)
4
fearful(adjective, modest, humble, hesitant, suspicious)
4
hesitating(verb, adjective, slow, uncertain, shy)
3
shrinking(adjective, modest, humble, hesitant, mood)
3
uncertain(adjective, shy, doubtful, cautious)
2
bashful(adjective, modest, humble, shy, hesitant)
2
cautious(adjective, uncertain, modest, humble, hesitant)
2
circumspect(adjective, modest, humble, hesitant, suspicious)
2
coy(adjective, modest, humble, hesitant, suspicious)
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