1. Spurn, verb: reject with contempt
She spurned all his flattery and proposals, and so he walked off embarrassed and sad.
2. Sanctimonious, adjective: making a show of being pious; holier-than- thou
Even during the quiet sanctity of evening prayer, she held her chin high, sanctimonious sneer forming on her face as she eyed those who were attending church for the first time.
3. Steadfast, adjective: marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable
A good captain needs to be steadfast, continuing to hold the wheel and stay the course even during the most violent storm.
4. Replete, adjective: completely stocked or furnished with something
Only weeks after the hurricane made landfall, the local supermarket shelves were replete with goods, so quick was the disaster relief response.
5. Unconscionable, adjective: unreasonable; unscrupulous; excessive
The lawyer’s demands were so unconscionable that rather than pay an exorbitant sum or submit himself to any other inconveniences, the defendant decided to find a new lawyer.
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