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Greek & Latin Roots
Lesson 24 struct
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| construction | (n) what is built; buildings that are created or produced |
| destruction | (n) the act of taking down or destroying something that was built |
| infrastructure | (n) the parts of a city on which the rest of the city was built around; roads, communication, transportation; and schools |
| instruct | (v) to build knowledge |
| instructor | (n) a person who helps someone build knowledge |
| misconstrue | (v) to build the wrong meaning; to misunderstand; to interpret the wrong way |
| obstruction | (n) something that blocks the way of things being created or built; something in the way |
| reconstruct | (v) to build again |
| substructure | (n) the base, support, or foundation of a building |
| superstructure | (n) something built on top of something else; the part of the building that was built on top of the foundation or base |