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| | moderate - Definitions from Dictionary.com |
 | | Moderate, temperate, judicious, reasonable all stress the avoidance of excess—emotional, physical, intellectual, or otherwise. |
 | | Moderate implies response or behavior that is by nature not excessive: a moderate drinker, a moderate amount of assistance. |
 | | Temperate, interchangeable with moderate in some general uses, usually stresses the idea of caution, control, or self-restraint: a surprisingly temperate response to the angry challenge. |
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