| unreconstructed | (adj) adhering to an attitude or position widely held to be outmoded, Ant. reconstructed, Example: peasants are still unreconstructed small capitalists at heart; there are probably more unreconstructed Southerners than one would like to admit |
| reconstruct | (v) reassemble mentally, Syn. retrace, construct, Example: reconstruct the events of 20 years ago |
| reconstruct | (v) cause somebody to adapt or reform socially or politically |
| reconstruction | (n) the period after the American Civil War when the southern states were reorganized and reintegrated into the Union; 1865-1877, Syn. Reconstruction Period |
| reconstruction | (n) the activity of constructing something again |
| reconstruction | (n) an interpretation formed by piecing together bits of evidence |
| reconstruction | (n) recall that is hypothesized to work by storing abstract features which are then used to construct the memory during recall, Syn. reconstructive memory |
| reconstructive | (adj) helping to restore to good condition, Syn. rehabilitative, Example: reconstructive surgery; rehabilitative exercises |