Roots and Affixes, Grade 8: stru, struct (make, build)

Learn this list of words containing the Latin roots stru and struct, meaning "make" or "build."
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  1. structureless
    having a physical form that is not solid
  2. text structure
    the organization of ideas within a written work
  3. constructive
    tending to improve or promote development
  4. instrumental
    serving or acting as a means or aid
  5. obstruct
    block passage through
  6. obstruction
    any structure that makes progress difficult
  7. obstructed
    shut off to passage or view or hindered from action
  8. infrastructure
    basic facilities needed for the functioning of a country
  9. restructure
    construct or form anew or provide with a new structure
  10. construe
    make sense of; assign a meaning to
  11. misconstrue
    interpret in the wrong way
  12. structural
    affecting or involved in the building of something
  13. structured
    having a definite and highly organized system
  14. instructive
    serving to enlighten or inform
  15. deconstruct
    interpret by carefully examining a work's ideas and language
Created on Fri May 01 18:07:22 EDT 2026 (updated Fri May 01 18:38:57 EDT 2026)

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