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When you abash someone, you make them feel uncomfortable, ashamed, embarrassed, or inferior.

Bravado is behavior that is deliberately intended to show courage or confidence, sometimes actual but usually pretended, in order to impress other people.

If you describe a person’s behavior as brazen, you mean that they are not embarrassed by anything they do—they simply don’t care what other people think about them.

Bumptious people are annoying because they are too proud of their abilities or opinions—they are full of themselves.

If you are chary of doing something, you are cautious or timid about doing it because you are afraid that something bad will happen.

If you are circumspect, you are cautious; you think carefully about something before saying or doing it.

Consternation is the feeling of anxiety or fear, sometimes paralyzing in its effect, and often caused by something unexpected that has happened.

Someone who is craven is very cowardly.

If something daunts you, it makes you worried about dealing with it because you think it will be very difficult or dangerous.

If you describe someone, usually a young woman, as demure, you mean that she is quiet, shy, and always behaves modestly.

Someone who is diffident is shy, does not want to draw notice to themself, and is lacking in self-confidence.

Effrontery is very rude behavior that shows a great lack of respect and is often insulting.

An exploit is an act that is often brave or courageous.

An action that is flagrant shows that someone does not care if they obviously break the rules or highly offend people.

If you flout a rule or custom, you deliberately refuse to conform to it.

Someone who is frugal spends very little money—and even then only on things that are absolutely necessary.

A gallant person is brave, heroic, respectful, and acts with honor.

If someone has gumption, they are brave and sensible enough to do the right thing in a particularly difficult situation.

If you think someone is showing hubris, you think that they are demonstrating excessive pride and vanity.

If someone is impassive, they are not showing any emotion.

If someone behaves in an impertinent way, they behave rudely and disrespectfully.

If someone demonstrates impudence, they behave in a very rude or disrespectful way.

Someone who is indiscreet shows lack of judgment, especially because they say or do things in public that should only be said or done privately—if at all.

Something that inhibits you from doing something restricts or keeps you from doing it.

An intrepid person is willing to do dangerous things or go to dangerous places because they are brave.

Someone is overweening when they are not modest; rather, they think way too much of themselves and let everyone know about it.

If someone is pallid, they look very pale in an unattractive and unhealthy way.

If someone has pluck, they have determination and courage.

When you are presumptuous, you act improperly, rudely, or without respect, especially while attempting to do something that is not socially acceptable or that you are not qualified to do.

People who are reticent are unwilling to share information, especially about themselves, their thoughts, or their feelings.

To act with temerity is to act in a carelessly and irresponsibly bold way.

If something unnerves you, it makes you upset or nervous; it can also make you lose your courage because it frightens you so much.

If someone acts in an unobtrusive way, their actions are not easily noticed and do not stand out in any way.

A valiant person is brave, courageous, and bold in dangerous and even hopeless situations.

If you are being wary about a situation, you are being careful, cautious, or on your guard because you are concerned about something.