final vs moderate

final

adj
  • Conclusive; decisive. 

  • Word-final; occurring at the end of a word. 

  • Respecting an end or object to be gained; respecting the purpose or ultimate end in view. 

  • Last; ultimate. 

  • Expressing purpose; as in the term final clause. 

noun
  • The last round, game or match in a contest, after which the winner is determined. 

  • A final examination; a test or examination given at the end of a term or class; the test that concludes a class. 

  • A final examination taken at the end of the final year of an undergraduate course, which contributes towards a student's degree classification. 

  • The tonic or keynote of a Gregorian mode, and hence the final note of any conventional melody played in that mode. 

  • The final part of a syllable, the combination of medial and rime in phonetics and phonology. 

moderate

adj
  • Not excessive; acting in moderation 

  • Having an intermediate position between liberal and conservative. 

  • Average priced; standard-deal 

  • more than mild, less than severe 

  • Mediocre 

  • Not violent or rigorous; temperate; mild; gentle. 

noun
  • One who holds an intermediate position between extremes, as in politics. 

  • One of a party in Scottish Church history dominant in the 18th century, lax in doctrine and discipline, but intolerant of evangelicalism and popular rights. It caused the secessions of 1733 and 1761, and its final resultant was the Disruption of 1843. 

verb
  • To become less excessive 

  • To reduce the excessiveness of (something) 

  • To preside over (something) as a moderator 

  • To act as a moderator; to assist in bringing to compromise 

  • To supply with a moderator (substance that decreases the speed of neutrons in a nuclear reactor and hence increases likelihood of fission). 

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