temperate
     adj 1: (of weather or climate) free from extremes; mild; or
            characteristic of such weather or climate; "a
            temperate region"; "the temperate zones"; "temperate
            plants" [ant: {intemperate}]
     2: not extreme in behavior; "temperate in his habits"; "a
        temperate response to an insult"; "temperate in his eating
        and drinking" [ant: {intemperate}]
     3: not extreme; "a moderate penalty"; "temperate in his
        response to criticism" [syn: {moderate}]