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Synonyms
pose1 (pōz)

[Middle English posen, to place, from Old French poser, from Vulgar Latin* pausāre, from Late Latin pausāre, to rest, from Latin pausa, pause; see pause.]

verb: posed, pos·ing, pos·es. 

intransitive verb 

  1. To assume or hold a particular position or posture, as in sitting for a portrait.
  2. To affect a particular mental attitude.
  3. To represent oneself falsely; pretend to be other than what one is.

transitive verb 

  1. To place (a model, for example) in a specific position.
  2. To set forth in words; propound: pose a question.
  3. To put forward; present: pose a threat. See synonyms at propose

noun 

  1. A bodily attitude or position, especially one assumed for an artist or a photographer. See synonyms at posture
  2. A studied attitude assumed for effect. See synonyms at affectation

derivatives

pośa·ble
adjective
pose2 (pōz)

[Short for appose, to examine closely (from Middle English apposen) (alteration of opposen; see oppose), and from French poser, to assume (obsolete) (from Old French; see pose1).]

transitive verb: posed, pos·ing, pos·es. 

To puzzle, confuse, or baffle.