struct & strucThese ROOT-WORDS are STRU & STRUCT meaning BUILD. It comes from the Latin struere, structus, meaning build. As the ROOT implies, every word with it is a word of action. 1. Structure : STRUCT ure (struk’ chur) n. A building; an arrangement 2. Structural : STRUCT ural (struk’ chur al) adj. Relating to structure; as, a structural error 3. Construction : con STRUCT ion (kon struk’ shun) n. The act of bringing together all the elements of a building 4. Destructive : de STRUCT ive (de struk’ tiv) adj. Tending to hinder; to destroy 5. Industry : indu STRY (in’ dus tree) n. Diligence at one’s job; productive business 6. Construe : con STRU e (kon strue’) v. To explain; to arrange words and phrases so as to make sense 7. Industrious : indu STRI ous (in dus’ tree us) adj. Energy and zeal to work 8. Instructor : in STRUCT or (in struk’ ter) n. One who teaches; a teacher 9. Instruction : in STRUCT ion (in struk’ shun) n. Teaching; information; education 10. Instructive : in STRUCT ive (in struk’ tiv) adj. Tending to teach; enlightening 11. Instrument : in STRU ment (in; stru ment) n. A tool to build with 12. Instrumental : in STRU mental (in stru ment’ al) adj. Relating to an instrument helpful in building 13. Instrumentalist : in STRU mentalist (in strue men’ tal ist) n. One who plays on a musical instrument 14. Obstruct : ob STRUCT (ob strukt’) v. Build against; prevents building 15. Obstruction : ob STRUCT ion (ob struk’ shun) n. That which blocks; clogs; hinders 16. Obstructive : ob STRUCT ive (ob struk’ tiv) adj. Hindering; opposing; blocking 17. Reconstruct : recon STRUCT (re kon strukt’) v. Build over again; make over 18. Reconstruction : recon STRUCT ion (re kon struk’ shun) n. Rebuilding; remaking 19. Reconstructionist : recon STRUCT ionist (re kon struk’ shun ist) n. One who wants rebuilding | ||||||||
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