I abhor when people arrive late to a party. I can't stand when the guests show up whenever they feel like because I think it's rude and distasteful. Abhor means

Many people squander their lives away. They choose to be unhappy and wasteful instead of living life to the fullest. Squander means:

Some behavior I have witnessed in the lunchroom is incredulous. I cannot believe high school students can be that immature. Incredulous means:

I know my best friend is hurting inside even when she puts on the guise that she is strong and independent. Guise means:

The fact that Abigail feels no remorse for sending innocent lives to jail is reprehensible. She is the one who deserves to be punished. Reprehensible means:

When a person is under duress, they might act irrationally because they felt they didn't have a choice in the matter. Duress means

I really didn't feel like hanging out with my friend so I purposefully pretended to feel sick at lunch. My duplicitous behavior definitely tricked her, but when she found out, I also lost my friend. Duplicitous means:

I was so engrossed when I was watching my TV show, I didn't even realize my daughters painted my hallway walls. That's the last time I get that distracted by something beside my kids! Engrossed means:

The impetus for my job search was that I have a lot of expensive events coming up. I knew if I wanted to be able to do everything, I needed a job! Impetus means: