| A | B |
| pacify | to have a calming effect |
| bilk | to defraud; to cheat; to swindle; to escape paying one's debts |
| expedite | to speed up the progress of something |
| commuter | a person who travels from home to work and back |
| mar | to render less attractive, less useful; to spoil to a certain extent |
| genteel | polite; refined |
| rue | to feel regret or sorrow |
| plumb | straight up and down; vertical; completely, utterly |
| prone | tending or inclined to something; lying flat |
| wilt | to become limp; to droop down; to be deprived of energy |