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moral
Adjective
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Doing something that is moral means you are doing something good. Usually, this is doing things that are seen as right by most people without thought (informally). Often what is moral is based on religion or culture.
John, don't do that, it's not very moral.
moral
Noun
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Teachings of what is right and what is wrong.
Mr. Johnson is known for his good morals.
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Something that is learned from a story or event; a lesson.
The moral of is "slow and steady wins the race".
decay
Verb
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If something decays it rots.
The body decayed.
My teeth were decaying because I ate too much sugar.
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If something decays it gets weaker and is destroyed slowly.
Their empire decayed because the leaders were fools.
decay
Noun
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Decay is the act of decaying.
Nothing could stop the decay at the time.
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Decay is material (stuff) that is decaying or has decayed.
My teeth were full of decay.