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::: surrogate - substitute; person or thing used in place of another; Ex. surrogate mother; ADJ.
::: variegate - change the appearance of (by marking with different colors)
::: brusque - blunt; abrupt; curt; not wanting to waste time being nice
::: inconsequential - insignificant; unimportant
::: posture - assume an affected pose; act artificially; N: pose; attitude
::: arbitrate - act as judge (at the request of both sides)
::: broil - cook by direct heat; N.
::: epigram - witty thought or saying, usually short
::: finicky - too particular; fussy; difficult to please; too concerned with unimportant details or quality; Ex. finicky about her food
::: pretext - excuse