✅ Shy describes someone who is easily embarrassed, timid, or reserved (She felt shy after their mean comments).

✅ Sheepish describes someone who is easily embarrassed, as if or due to having made a foolish mistake (He apologized with a sheepish smile) .

✅ Both of these words refer to people who are sensitive to embarrassment.

✅ Usually, shy suggests a personality trait, whereas sheepish suggests a temporary feeling or attitude.

✅ A teacher is someone who instructs or shares their knowledge with other people (The teacher of the pottery class was enthusiastic and helpful).

✅ A pedagogue is someone who teaches, particularly in a school (The conference room was full of pedagogues).

✅ Both of these terms refer to people whose profession is teaching others.

✅ Pedagogue is more formal and can also refer to a person who is especially pedantic or formal (I tend to be a bit of a pedagogue).

✅ Aristocratic describes someone who behaves in a way associated with the aristocracy or a social group considered to be superior (an aristocratic sneer).

✅ Patrician describes someone who comes from a noble family or who has the characteristics of nobility, such as good manners and education (a patrician bearing).

✅ Both of these words describe a person who has qualities we associate with upper class people and society.

✅ Patrician is a less common word than aristocratic (He had a fittingly patrician education; She had a very aristocratic way of speaking).