TEMPERATE
(adj.) not extreme in behavior
"temperate in his habits", "a temperate response to an insult", "temperate in his eating and drinking"
(adj.) (of weather or climate) free from extremes; mild; or characteristic of such weather or climate
"a temperate region", "the temperate zones", "temperate plants"
(adj.) not extreme
"a moderate penalty", "temperate in his response to criticism"
synonyms : moderate
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Mnemonics for temperate
(Tag: ) Temper+ate= which means he dosen't have a temper , that is he is self-controlled and is not extreme in behavior.
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(Tag: ) The temperate zone bw the hot tropics and cold polar has moderate climate.
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(Tag: ) Think of the word TEMPERATURE. If temperatue is mild at some place, that place might be called a temperate zone
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(Tag: ) Temperate and Tolerant are rhyming words and they both mean, someone or something that is moderate or self-restrained.
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