(adj.) showing a tendency to be shy

root word: efface- erase

Synonyms: bashful, introverted, modest

(adj.) expressing heterosexuality as the only normal sexuality

n.- heteronormativity

prefix: hetero- different

root word: norm- usual

suffix: ative- connected with; tending to

(v.) shed of the skin

n.- exfoliation

adj.- exfoliative

prefix: ex- outside; not; former

root word: foliate- shaped like a leaf

Synonyms: shed, molt, slough