pose vs flummox

pose is a noun but flummox is not a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
pose	Yes	No	Yes	No
flummox	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, pose and flummox are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of pose include amaze, baffle, beat, bewilder, dumbfound, get, gravel, mystify, nonplus, perplex, puzzle, stick, stupefy, vex.

pose (noun)	flummox (noun)
a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display
affected manners intended to impress others
a posture assumed by models for photographic or artistic purposes

pose (verb)	flummox (verb)
be a mystery or bewildering to	be a mystery or bewildering to
pretend to be someone you are not; sometimes with fraudulent intentions
put into a certain place or abstract location
assume a posture as for artistic purposes
behave affectedly or unnaturally in order to impress others
offer for others to consider