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(noun) affectation, affectedness, mannerism
a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display
(noun) airs
affected manners intended to impress others
don't put on airs with me
(verb) dumbfound, bewilder, baffle, beat, amaze, puzzle, mystify, nonplus, perplex, stick, stupefy, flummox, gravel, get, vex
be a mystery or bewildering to
This beats me!; Got me--I don't know the answer!; a vexing problem; This question really stuck me
(verb) impersonate, personate
pretend to be someone you are not; sometimes with fraudulent intentions
She posed as the Czar's daughter
(verb) put, place, position, set, lay
put into a certain place or abstract location
Put your things here; Set the tray down; Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children; Place emphasis on a certain point
assume a posture as for artistic purposes
We don't know the woman who posed for Leonardo so often
(verb) posture
behave affectedly or unnaturally in order to impress others
Don't pay any attention to him--he is always posing to impress his peers!; She postured and made a total fool of herself
(verb) present
introduce
This poses an interesting question