• verb- to work, act, do, or make (something) in a clumsy, unskillful way (Take your time with that, or you'll bungle the job.)

verb

1. to meet face to face (What if we confront a bear on the path?)
2. to meet a challenging way (The two top-rated teams will confront one another in the first round of the tournament.)

• adjective- lacking some necessary thing or part; imperfect; incomplete (If your diet is deficient in viatamins, you will have poor health.)

• adjective- different; unlike; varied or mixed (The diverse group included farmers; doctors, and artists of all ages from all over the country.)

• adjective- said, felt, or done with emphasis, or force; strongly expressive (Her answer was an emphatic no.)

• verb- to put in danger (If the fire spreads, it will imperil the whole neighborhood.)

verb

1. to begin or start (The teacher asked a question to initiate a discussion.)
2. to admit a person into a club or group, especially with a special ceremony (Our club will initiate six new members next month.) 

• noun- quality, worth, or excellence (I think that Sam's plan has merit.)
• verb- to be deserving of or qualified for (Does she merit a second chance?)

verb

1. to reduce to the least possible amount or degree; to make as small as possible (Let's try to minimize the clutter in this room.)
2. to treat, use, or consider as being of little importance or value (Whether it's for band or baseball or bid-watching, don't minimize the importance of practice.) 

• adjective- having a large population; crowded with inhabitants (New Jersey is far more populous than Wyoming, but Wyoming has twelve times as much land area.)

• noun- a person or thing that receives (A gift tag usually identifies both the recipient and the person the gift is from.)

• noun- irregular, almost unreadable handwriting (The artist signed the painting with a scrawl.)
• verb- to write or draw quickly and carelessly; to write with poorly formed letters (If you scrawl the list, I won't know what to get.)

• adjective- unpleasant to look at; ugly (Weeds had made the garden unsightly.)

• adjective- hard to handle or control because of size, weight, or shape (My unweildy suitcase slowed me down.)

adjective

1. having to do with words; made up of words; using words (Alice has excellent verbal skills.)
2. said rather than written (We had only a verbal contract.)