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moral (MAWR uhl, MAHR uhl) (adjective)
1. Concerning or relating to what is right and wrong in human behavior: Each story in the book teaches an important moral lesson.
2. Pertaining to what a person thinks is right and good: Marjorie felt that she had a moral obligation to help the poor people in her community.

James is a man with strong moral convictions who believes strongly that some things are proper and others are not appropriate!

moral (MAWR uhl, MAHR uhl) (noun)
A lesson that is learned from a story or an experience: The moral of the story is to be satisfied with what you have and not to keep looking for more and more material things.
morale (muh RAHL, moh RAHL) (noun)
The feelings of enthusiasm and loyalty that a person or group has about a task or job: Despite the fact that the team is not playing all that well, their morale is still high.

The company has been improving with its profits which has resulted in greater morale for its employees.

morel (muh REL, moh REL) (noun)
Any of various edible mushrooms of the genus Marcella having a brownish sponge-like cap: In France, people go morel hunting by the thousands every year because of the taste of the morels and for the joy of the hunt.

The company management felt that it was their moral duty to plan events to improve the morale among the office staff. One activity was to plan a morel hunt, contracting with the local morel hunters to explain the hunt, the secrecy among the hunters, etc.

In a produce market, the manager instructed one of his employees: "Just tell customers that we have unpackaged mushrooms and stop saying, We have loose morels!"

—Based on the cartoon presentation,
"Frank and Ernest" by Bob Thaves; August 30, 2009.

"In a Tiny Montana Town, the Hunt for Mushrooms Can Be a Morel Imperative"

—An article headline by Lauren Etter and Janet Adamy as seen in
The Wall Street Journal, Europe; page 1; 2004(?)
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morale (s) (noun) (no plural)
The condition of an individual or group that is positive, goal oriented, and exhibits a willingness to complete a task: The morale of the circle of actors was very high as they had received favorable reviews of their most recent theatrical production.
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