preventive strike a strike that is carried out in order to deter expected aggression by hostile forces
reconstruction the activity of building something again
self-destruction the act of destroying yourself
Reconstruction the period after the American Civil War when the southern states were reorganized and reintegrated into the Union; 1865-1877
private instructor a person who gives private instruction
operating instructions a manual usually accompanying a technical device and explaining how to install or operate it
prolonged interrogation a form of psychological torture inflicted by questioning the victim for hours
destruction an event that completely ruins something
course of instruction education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
weapon of mass destruction a weapon that kills or injures civilian as well as military personnel (nuclear and chemical and biological weapons)
book of instructions a manual usually accompanying a technical device and explaining how to install or operate it
deconstruction a philosophical theory of criticism (usually of literature or film) that seeks to expose deep-seated contradictions in a work by delving below its surface meaning
construction the act of building something
hypersensitivity reaction an inappropriate and excessive reaction to an allergen
instruction activities that impart knowledge or skill
restriction an act of limiting
misconstruction a kind of misinterpretation resulting from putting a wrong construction on words or actions (often deliberately)
road construction the construction of roads
tenement district a residential district occupied primarily with tenement houses
macro instruction a single computer instruction that results in a series of instructions in machine language