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1) a twisted or bent condition in a piece of wood etc caused by shrinking or expansion; (to cause something) to become bent or twisted from the usual or natural shape (warp)

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aseptic

(of wounds etc) free from infection (disease germs)

sterile

bashful

shy (the usual word)

shy

contraction

the act of contracting or being contracted

drawing in; shortening

coy

(especially of a woman) pretending to be shy, modest

very modest

diffident

not having, not showing, much belief in one's own abilities

hesitant; unconfident

lack

an absence of or need for (something)

deficiency, need

nervous

of the nerves; easily afraid, timid

anxious, fearful

objection

a statement or feeling of dislike, disapproval or opposition

argument, disagreement

protestation

a serious or formal declaration

objection

shortness

deficiency, need

deficiency, need

shy

(of a person) self-conscious and uncomfortable in the presence of others; (of animals etc) easily frightened

quiet and self-conscious

timid

easily frightened

shy

timorouse

afraid

afraid

unwilling

not willing (to do something)

not in the mood

withdrawn

(of a person) unusually quiet and shy

unsociable

SHRINKING as in Wiktionary
SHRINKING as in Wikipedia