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struct & tact/tang
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| struct | Latin- “to build or make” |
| destructive | (adj) tending to destroy; causing destruction or much damage; tending to overthrow, disprove, or discredit. |
| obstruct | (v) to block or close up with an obstacle; make difficult to pass; to interrupt, hinder, or oppose the passage, progress, course, etc., of. |
| instruction | (n) the act or practice of instructing or teaching; education; knowledge or information imparted. |
| construct | (v) to build or form by putting together parts; frame; devise. |
| construe | (v) to give the meaning or intention of; explain; interpret; to deduce by inference or interpretation; infer. |
| structure | (n) mode of building, construction, or organization; arrangement of parts, elements, or constituents. |
| constructive | (adj) constructing or tending to construct; helping to improve; promoting further development or advancement. |
| reconstruct | (v) to construct again; rebuild; make over; to re-create in the mind from given or available information. |
| destroy | (v) to reduce (an object) to useless fragments, a useless form, or remains, as by rending, burning, or dissolving; injure beyond repair or renewal; demolish; ruin. |
| tact, tang | Latin- “to touch” |
| tactile | (adj) of, relating to, or used in the sense of touch. |
| contact | (n) the state or condition of physical touching. |
| tangible | (adj) capable of being touched. |
| contagious | (adj) able to be passed on by contact between individuals. |
| tangent | (n) touching a curve or surface at only one point. |
| contiguous | (adj) sharing a common border; touching. |
| tactful | (adj) showing the ability to deal with others without offending them. |
| intact | (adj) not damaged or impaired in any way; complete; untouched. |