amaze (v)
baffle (v)
beat (v)
bewilder (v)
dumbfound (v)
flummox (v)
get (v)
gravel (v)
mystify (v)
nonplus (v)
perplex (v)
pose (v)
puzzle (v)
stick (v)
stupefy (v)
vex (v)

Definition: be a mystery or bewildering to
Example: This beats me!. Got me--I don't know the answer!. a vexing problem. This question really stuck me.

pose (v)
personate (v)
impersonate (v)

Definition: pretend to be someone you are not
Example: She posed as the Czar's daughter.

posture (v)
pose (v)

Definition: behave affectedly or unnaturally in order to impress others
Example: Don't pay any attention to him--he is always posing to impress his peers!. She postured and made a total fool of herself.

sit (v)
posture (v)
pose (v)
model (v)

Definition: assume a posture as for artistic purposes
Example: We don't know the woman who posed for Leonardo so often.

pose (v)
present (v)

Definition: introduce
Example: This poses an interesting question.

affectation (n)
affectedness (n)
mannerism (n)
pose (n)

Definition: a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display

pose (n)

Definition: a posture assumed by models for photographic or artistic purposes

lay (v)
place (v)
pose (v)
position (v)
put (v)
set (v)

Definition: put into a certain place or abstract location
Example: Put your things here. Set the tray down. Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children. Place emphasis on a certain point.

airs (n)
pose (n)

Definition: affected manners intended to impress others
Example: don't put on airs with me.