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Unassuming

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Adjective: means modest, lacking in arrogance, pleasant, or polite.

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inadvertently

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Is an adverb that means “without knowledge or intent”

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insipid

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Adjective:lacking interest or significance or impact/lacking taste or flavor or tang

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nondescript

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Adjective:lacking distinct or individual characteristics; dull and uninteresting. .- ordinary-
Noun:a person who is not easily classified and not very interesting

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nonchalant

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Adjective:marked by blithe unconcern (Casual, unconcerned)-“I wonder if he’s really so nonchalant about it, or if it’s just an act for my sake”

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disgruntled

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Adjective: in a state of sulky dissatisfaction

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misunderstanding

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Noun:an understanding of something that is not correct

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misguide

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Verb:lead someone in the wrong direction or give someone wrong directions //give bad advice to

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misleading

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Adjective:designed to deceive or mislead either deliberately or inadvertently

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misgiving

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Noun: doubt about someone’s honesty//painful expectation (apprehension) //uneasiness about the fitness of an action (anxiety)

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misinterpretation

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Noun:putting the wrong interpretation on

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misprint

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Noun:a mistake in printed matter resulting from mechanical failures of some kind.
Verb:print incorrectly

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mistrustful

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Verb: regard as untrustworthy; regard with suspicion; have no faith or confidence in
Noun: the trait of not trusting others/doubt about someone’s honesty

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