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  • 21temper — noun 1》 a person s state of mind in terms of their being angry or calm. 2》 a tendency to become angry easily.     ↘an angry state of mind. 3》 the degree of hardness and elasticity of steel or another metal. verb 1》 improve the temper of (a metal) …

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  • 22temper — I. v. a. 1. Modify, qualify, mix in due proportion. 2. Soften, mollify, assuage, soothe, calm, moderate, restrain, pacify, attemper, appease. 3. Adapt, fit, suit, adjust, accommodate. 4. Bring to the right degree of hardness (as iron, by sudden… …

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  • 23lose one's temper — calm down, there s no need to lose your temper Syn: get angry, fly into a rage, erupt, lose control, go berserk, breathe fire, flare up, boil over; informal go mad, go crazy, go bananas, have a fit, see red, fly off the handle, blow one s top,… …

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  • 24keep your temper (with) — phrase to stay calm and not get angry It’s important to keep your temper with the children. Thesaurus: to be, or to become calm and stop worryingsynonym Main entry: temper …

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  • 25keep one's temper — keep one s cool, remain calm and composed, not become overly excited or upset …

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  • 26passionless — a. 1. Impassive, unsusceptible, unimpressible, apathetic, cold, phlegmatic, stoical, cold blooded, without passion or feeling, self contained. 2. Cool, calm, collected, unmoved, quiet, imperturbable, of a calm temper …

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  • 27Equanimity — E qua*nim i*ty, n. [L. aequanimitas, fr. aequanimus: cf. F. [ e]quanimit[ e]. See {Equanimous}.] Evenness of mind; that calm temper or firmness of mind which is not easily elated or depressed; patience; calmness; composure; as, to bear… …

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  • 28Aristippus — ( el. Ἀρίστιππος) of Cyrene, (c. 435 c. 356 BCE), was the founder of the Cyrenaic school of Philosophy. [Although the systemization of the Cyrenaic philosophy is generally placed with his grandson Aristippus the Younger.] He was a pupil of… …

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  • 29Princess Beatrice of the United Kingdom — Infobox British Royalty|royal name =Princess Beatrice title =Princess Henry of Battenberg spouse =Prince Henry of Battenberg issue =Alexander Mountbatten, Marquess of Carisbrooke Victoria Eugenie, Queen of Spain Lord Leopold Mountbatten Prince… …

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  • 30Breaching experiment — In the field of social psychology, a breaching experiment is an experiment that seeks to examine peoples reactions to violations of commonly accepted social rules or norms. Breaching experiments are most commonly associated with ethnomethodology …

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