Construct
Construct verb - To form by putting together parts or materials.
Usage example: constructed a hydroelectric dam across the river
Wreck
Wreck verb - To bring to a complete end the physical soundness, existence, or usefulness of.
Usage example: most of the furniture on the ground floor was wrecked by the floodwaters
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Arael appears to be a gigantic bird-like construct of light carrying its core between its "feet", but is one of the most destructive Angels, starting with turning Asuka into a barely-functioning wreck.
Source: Anime / Neon Genesis Evangelion -
The third book reveals that the Lady had to hurt him even more to pry said seed out of him; his injuries aren't detailed, but he is described as a "wreck of humanity" and is bolted to a magical construct that allows him to float a few feet off the ground as he would otherwise be immobile.
Source: Handicapped Badass
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