comportment vs pose

comportment

noun
  • The manner in which one behaves or conducts oneself 

  • deportment, bearing 

pose

noun
  • Affectation. 

  • Position, posture, arrangement (especially of the human body). 

verb
  • To constitute (a danger, a threat, a risk, etc.). 

  • To assume or maintain a pose; to strike an attitude. 

  • To falsely impersonate (another person or occupation) primarily for the purpose of accomplishing something or reaching a goal. 

  • To behave affectedly in order to attract interest or admiration. 

  • To ask; to set (a test, quiz, riddle, etc.). 

  • To place in an attitude or fixed position, for the sake of effect. 

How often have the words comportment and pose occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )