Fr. dernier cri, latest thing, last word, fad, craze; habit, wont, usage, pattern, routine; custom, convention, practice.
model, n. 1. prototype, archetype, type; mold, original, protoplast, example, pattern, design, paradigm, sample; standard, criterion, gauge, norm, test, rule, precedent, touchstone, canon, principle.
2. epitome, ideal, exemplar, paragon, beau id^al, Middle Eng. parfit gentil knight; nonsuch, nonpareil, Latin, ne plus ultra, acme; gem, jewel, pearl, flower, cream, Fr. la crime de la crime.
3. outline, sketch, drawing, diagram, plans, blueprint, layout, roughdraft.
4. die, mold, matrix, last; mint, seal, stamp, punch, intaglio, negative, proof; architect's model, scale model, shipbuilder's model, half-lift model.
5. dressmaker's model, Inf dummy, clotheshorse, figure, puppet, artist's model, manikin, lay figure; couturier's model, mannequin, fashion model, photographic model, face model, hand model, Inf. cheesecake model.
-adj. 6. exemplary, exemplifying, illustrative, representative; unequaled, unparalleled, inimitable, consummate, Fr. par excellence.
-v. 7. fashion, mold, shape, sculpt, carve, carve out; draw, cast, build, erect, construct.
8. (all of clothes) wear, display, show, parade, put on, dress oneself in.
moderate, adj. 1. reasonable, within reason, judicious, just, sober, rational, sensible; temperate, controlled, restrained, regulated, limited; continent, disciplined, abstinent, sparing, frugal; light, occasional, sporadic; self-controlled, steady, calm, composed, even-tempered, level-headed.
2. average, modest, unpretentious, unassuming; medium, middle, mean; mediocre, fair, so-so, passable, ordinary, middling; (all usu. of politics or religion) middle-of-the-road, nonliberal, nonradical, nonconservative, nonreactionary.
-n. 3. (all in reference to politics or religion) middle-of-the-roader, nonliberal, nonradical, nonconservative, nonreactionary; member of the silent majority; middle-American.
-v. 4. mitigate, alleviate, reduce, diminish, lessen, weaken; abate, let up, slacken, remit, relax; allay, assuage, Rare, lenify, palliate; appease, soothe, Archaic. attemper, relieve, ease, soften, cushion, mollify, lighten; slake, deaden, dull, blunt, take the edge off of; smother, curb, check; muffle, mute, still, quiet, soft-pedal, lower, turn down, tone down, Both Music, Acoustics, damp, dampen.
5. preside over, chair, facilitate, lead; govern, direct, control, regulate, manage; oversee, supervise, co-ordinate, order, organize; emcee,
moderation, n. 1. temperance, temperateness, moderateness, avoidance of extremes; restraint, selfrestraint, self-control; refrainment, forbearance, desistance; abstention, nonindulgence, abstemiousness, continence.
2. happy medium, golden mean, Latin, aurea medio-critas; middle way, Latin, via media, middle road, middle ground; moderate amount, measure.
3. discretion, prudence, sophrosyne, providence, care, caution, deliberateness; composure, self-assurance, selfpossession, poise; coolness, cool-headedness, levelheadedness; calmness, equanimity, equilibrium, imperturbability, imperturbableness; tranquillity, peace, repose, ease, contentment; quiet, quietness, quietude, serenity.
4. mitigation, palliation, alleviation, diminution, lessening, let-up; remission, abatement, relaxation; assuagement, soothingness, allaying, calming, quieting.
