unassertive β confidently aggressive or self-assured; positive: aggressive; dogmatic: He is too assertive as a salesman.
modest β having or showing a moderate or humble estimate of one's merits, importance, etc.; free from vanity, egotism, boastfulness, or great pretensions.
retreating β the forced or strategic withdrawal of an army or an armed force before an enemy, or the withdrawing of a naval force from action.
unwashed β not cleaned or purified by or as if by washing: unwashed dishes; the unwashed soul of a sinner.
outward-bound β headed in an outward direction, as toward foreign ports: We passed an outward-bound ship as we came into the harbor.
rabbity β any of several soft-furred, large-eared, rodentlike burrowing mammals of the family Leporidae, allied with the hares and pikas in the order Lagomorpha, having a divided upper lip and long hind legs, usually smaller than the hares and mainly distinguished from them by bearing blind and furless young in nests rather than fully developed young in the open.
boastful β If someone is boastful, they talk too proudly about something that they have done or that they own.
nongregarious β (zoology) Not gregarious; solitary. Compare 'ungregarious'.
cast down β If someone is cast down by something, they are sad or worried because of it.
proletarian β pertaining or belonging to the proletariat.
unassured β guaranteed; sure; certain; secure: an assured income.
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deflation β Deflation is a reduction in economic activity that leads to lower levels of industrial output, employment, investment, trade, profits, and prices.
tensing β stretched tight, as a cord, fiber, etc.; drawn taut; rigid.
contraction β When a woman who is about to give birth has contractions, she experiences a very strong, painful tightening of the muscles of her womb.
conge β permission to depart or dismissal, esp when formal
