Pretending.
The occupation of an actor.
Something done by a party — so called to avoid confusion with the legal senses of deed and action.
Temporarily assuming the duties or authority of another person when they are unable to do their job.
demesne.
resources; means.
To debase; to lower; to degrade.
To subtract the mean from (a value, or every observation in a dataset).
To mortify.
To humble, humble oneself; to humiliate.