humble
adjective
not proud and not thinking that you are better than other people
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adjective
a modest person does not like to talk about themselves, their achievements, or their abilities, even if they are successful
adjective
behaving in a quiet and pleasant way, without trying to appear better or more important than other people
adjective
a self-effacing person does not want to be noticed by other people and tends not to talk about their abilities or achievements
adjective
not trying to impress people with money, style, intelligence, importance etc
used when you do not want to seem too proud of your own ability or achievement
used for saying that you do not want to talk about yourself, your achievements, or your abilities
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using the Internet where you work, during working hours, for activities which are not work-related
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… to reveal a small part of your intentions in order to attract support, without actually committing yourself to doing anything
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