pretentious vs shrinking

pretentious

adj
  • Marked by an unwarranted claim to importance or distinction. 

  • Intended to impress others. 

shrinking

adj
  • Shy and retiring. 

noun
  • The act of one who, or that which, shrinks; act of becoming smaller or moving timidly away. 

How often have the words pretentious and shrinking occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )