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v. overcome the wildness of; make docile and tractable; "He tames lions for the circus"; "reclaim falcons"

adj. very restrained or quiet; "a tame Christmas party"; "she was one of the tamest and most abject creatures imaginable with no will or power to act but as directed"

uninteresting

adj. flat and uninspiring

tamed

adj. brought from wildness into a domesticated state; "tame animals"; "fields of tame blueberries"

lower, lour, set lower, make lower

v. set lower; "lower a rating"; "lower expectations"

lower, lour, make quieter, turn down

v. make lower or quieter; "turn down the volume of a radio"

control, mortify, subdue, contain

v. practice self-denial of one's body and appetites

discipline, condition, train

v. train by instruction and practice; especially to teach self-control; "Parents must discipline their children"; "Is this dog trained?"

soothe, cause to feel better

v. cause to feel better; "the medicine soothes the pain of the inflammation"

relieve, alleviate, palliate, assuage

v. provide physical relief, as from pain; "This pill will relieve your headaches"

calm, cool off, chill out, calm down, simmer down, compose oneself, cool it

v. become quiet or calm, especially after a state of agitation; "After the fight both men need to cool off."; "It took a while after the baby was born for things to settle down again."

calm, sedate, tranquilize, tranquillize

v. cause to be calm or quiet as by administering a sedative to; "The patient must be sedated before the operation"

mollify, make less rigid

v. make less rigid or softer

tone, change the color tone of

v. change the color or tone of; "tone a negative"

temper, harden

v. harden by reheating and cooling in oil; "temper steel"

obedient

adj. dutifully complying with the commands or instructions of those in authority; "an obedient soldier"; "obedient children"; "a little man obedient to his wife"; "the obedient colonies...are heavily taxed; the refractory remain unburdened"- Edmund Burke

down, mastered, down pat

adj. understood perfectly; "had his algebra problems down"

safe, non-dangerous

adj. free from danger or the risk of harm; "a safe trip"; "you will be safe here"; "a safe place"; "a safe bet"

quiet

adj. characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity; "a quiet life"; "a quiet throng of onlookers"; "quiet peace-loving people"; "the factions remained quiet for almost 10 years"

commonplace, humdrum, prosaic, unglamorous, unglamourous

adj. not challenging; dull and lacking excitement; "an unglamorous job greasing engines"

tractable

adj. easily managed (controlled or taught or molded); "tractable young minds"; "the natives...being...of an intelligent tractable disposition"- Samuel Butler

awaken, waken, wake up, arouse

v. cause to become awake or conscious; "He was roused by the drunken men in the street"; "Please wake me at 6 AM."

wild

adj. marked by extreme lack of restraint or control; "wild talk"; "wild parties"

exciting

adj. creating or arousing excitement; "an exciting account of her trip"

wild, untamed

adj. in a natural state; not tamed or domesticated or cultivated; "wild geese"; "edible wild plants"

savage, fierce, feral, ferocious

adj. wild and menacing; "a ferocious dog"

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