posture vs pretend

posture

verb
  • to pretend to have an opinion or a conviction 

  • To place in a particular position or attitude; to pose. 

  • to put one's body into a posture or series of postures, especially hoping that one will be noticed and admired 

noun
  • The way a person holds and positions their body. 

  • The position of someone or something relative to another; position; situation. 

  • A situation or condition. 

  • One's attitude or the social or political position one takes towards an issue or another person. 

pretend

verb
  • To claim, to allege, especially when falsely or as a form of deliberate deception. 

  • To feign, affect (a state, quality, etc.). 

  • To lay claim to (an ability, status, advantage, etc.). (originally used without to) 

  • To make oneself appear to do or be doing something; to engage in make-believe. 

adj
  • Not really what it is represented as being; imaginary, feigned. 

noun
  • the act of engaging in pretend play. 

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