abased vs self-effacing

abased

adj
  • Humbled; lowered, especially in rank, position, or prestige. 

  • Borne lower than usual, as a fess; also, having the ends of the wings turned downward towards the point of the shield. 

self-effacing

adj
  • Shy, extremely humble and modest; making oneself seem unnoticeable. 

How often have the words abased and self-effacing occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )