GRE vocabulary
moderate
to make or become less extreme or intense
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Questions about “moderate”
Moderate (verb) means to make or become less extreme or intense
Here is moderate used in an example sentence: "He moderated his tone once he realized he had been shouting."
Common synonyms for moderate include temper, lessen, soften, curb.
Antonyms of moderate include intensify, heighten, aggravate.
Moderate is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.
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