Exercising moderation and self-restraint in appetites and behavior

• sober

  1. Not intoxicated or affected by the use of alcohol or drugs.
  2. Abstaining from or habitually abstemious in the use of alcoholic drink or other intoxicants:
  3. Straightforward and serious; not exaggerated, emotional, or silly:

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  1. Not intoxicated or affected by the use of alcohol or drugs.
  2. Abstaining from or habitually abstemious in the use of alcoholic drink or other intoxicants:
  3. Straightforward and serious; not exaggerated, emotional, or silly:

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• continent

  1. One of the principal land masses of the earth, usually regarded as including Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, and South America.
  2. The mainland of Europe. Used with the.

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  1. One of the principal land masses of the earth, usually regarded as including Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, and South America.
  2. The mainland of Europe. Used with the.

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• abstemious

  1. Eating and drinking in moderation.
  2. Characterized by abstinence or moderation:

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  1. Eating and drinking in moderation.
  2. Characterized by abstinence or moderation:

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Not excessive or extreme in amount, degree, or force

• reasonable

  1. Capable of reasoning; rational:
  2. Governed by or being in accordance with reason or sound thinking:
  3. Being within the bounds of common sense:

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  1. Capable of reasoning; rational:
  2. Governed by or being in accordance with reason or sound thinking:
  3. Being within the bounds of common sense:

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• modest

  1. Having or showing a moderate estimation of one's own abilities, accomplishments, or value:
  2. Having or proceeding from a disinclination to call attention to oneself; retiring or diffident:
  3. Observing conventional proprieties in speech, behavior, or dress, especially in the avoidance of arousing sexual interest.

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  1. Having or showing a moderate estimation of one's own abilities, accomplishments, or value:
  2. Having or proceeding from a disinclination to call attention to oneself; retiring or diffident:
  3. Observing conventional proprieties in speech, behavior, or dress, especially in the avoidance of arousing sexual interest.

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• moderate

  1. Being within reasonable limits; not excessive or extreme:
  2. Not violent or subject to extremes; mild or calm; temperate:
  3. Of medium or average quantity or extent.

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  1. Being within reasonable limits; not excessive or extreme:
  2. Not violent or subject to extremes; mild or calm; temperate:
  3. Of medium or average quantity or extent.

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Kept within sensible limits

• restrained

  1. Kept under control; subdued or moderate:
  2. Characterized by self-restraint; reserved:
  3. Prevented from moving; held down or secured:

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  1. Kept under control; subdued or moderate:
  2. Characterized by self-restraint; reserved:
  3. Prevented from moving; held down or secured:

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• reasonable

  1. Capable of reasoning; rational:
  2. Governed by or being in accordance with reason or sound thinking:
  3. Being within the bounds of common sense:

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  1. Capable of reasoning; rational:
  2. Governed by or being in accordance with reason or sound thinking:
  3. Being within the bounds of common sense:

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• moderate

  1. Being within reasonable limits; not excessive or extreme:
  2. Not violent or subject to extremes; mild or calm; temperate:
  3. Of medium or average quantity or extent.

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  1. Being within reasonable limits; not excessive or extreme:
  2. Not violent or subject to extremes; mild or calm; temperate:
  3. Of medium or average quantity or extent.

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• discreet

  1. Possessed of, exercising, or showing prudence and self-restraint in speech and behavior; circumspect:
  2. Made, done, or situated so as to attract little notice:

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  1. Possessed of, exercising, or showing prudence and self-restraint in speech and behavior; circumspect:
  2. Made, done, or situated so as to attract little notice:

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• conservative

  1. Favoring traditional views and values; tending to oppose change.
  2. Traditional or restrained in style:
  3. Moderate; cautious:

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  1. Favoring traditional views and values; tending to oppose change.
  2. Traditional or restrained in style:
  3. Moderate; cautious:

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Free from extremes in temperature

• moderate

  1. Being within reasonable limits; not excessive or extreme:
  2. Not violent or subject to extremes; mild or calm; temperate:
  3. Of medium or average quantity or extent.

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  1. Being within reasonable limits; not excessive or extreme:
  2. Not violent or subject to extremes; mild or calm; temperate:
  3. Of medium or average quantity or extent.

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• mild

  1. Gentle or kind in disposition, manners, or behavior.
  2. Moderate in type, degree, effect, or force:
  3. Not extreme:

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  1. Gentle or kind in disposition, manners, or behavior.
  2. Moderate in type, degree, effect, or force:
  3. Not extreme:

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Moderate

• fair

  1. Of pleasing appearance, especially because of a pure or fresh quality; comely.
  2. Light in color, especially blond:
  3. Of light complexion:

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  1. Of pleasing appearance, especially because of a pure or fresh quality; comely.
  2. Light in color, especially blond:
  3. Of light complexion:

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• reasonable

  1. Capable of reasoning; rational:
  2. Governed by or being in accordance with reason or sound thinking:
  3. Being within the bounds of common sense:

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  1. Capable of reasoning; rational:
  2. Governed by or being in accordance with reason or sound thinking:
  3. Being within the bounds of common sense:

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• restrained

  1. Kept under control; subdued or moderate:
  2. Characterized by self-restraint; reserved:
  3. Prevented from moving; held down or secured:

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  1. Kept under control; subdued or moderate:
  2. Characterized by self-restraint; reserved:
  3. Prevented from moving; held down or secured:

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• regulated

  1. simple past tense and past participle of regulate

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  1. simple past tense and past participle of regulate

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Neither hor nor cold

• balmy

  1. Having the quality or fragrance of balm; soothing.
  2. Mild and pleasant:
  3. Eccentric in behavior.

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  1. Having the quality or fragrance of balm; soothing.
  2. Mild and pleasant:
  3. Eccentric in behavior.

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• warm

  1. Somewhat hotter than temperate; having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat; moderately hot:
  2. Having the natural heat of living beings:
  3. Preserving or imparting heat:

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  1. Somewhat hotter than temperate; having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat; moderately hot:
  2. Having the natural heat of living beings:
  3. Preserving or imparting heat:

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• medium

  1. Something, such as an intermediate course of action, that occupies a position or represents a condition midway between extremes.
  2. An intervening substance through which something else is transmitted or carried on.
  3. An agency by which something is accomplished, conveyed, or transferred:

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  1. Something, such as an intermediate course of action, that occupies a position or represents a condition midway between extremes.
  2. An intervening substance through which something else is transmitted or carried on.
  3. An agency by which something is accomplished, conveyed, or transferred:

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Not given to drink

• restrained

  1. Kept under control; subdued or moderate:
  2. Characterized by self-restraint; reserved:
  3. Prevented from moving; held down or secured:

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  1. Kept under control; subdued or moderate:
  2. Characterized by self-restraint; reserved:
  3. Prevented from moving; held down or secured:

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• abstinent

  1. Refraining from indulgence, especially from the indulgence of appetite; abstemious; continent; temperate. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]

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  1. Refraining from indulgence, especially from the indulgence of appetite; abstemious; continent; temperate. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]

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• abstemious

  1. Eating and drinking in moderation.
  2. Characterized by abstinence or moderation:

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  1. Eating and drinking in moderation.
  2. Characterized by abstinence or moderation:

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