Vocabulary : Captaincy to Captivated

Captaincy : The rank, post, or commission of a captain.
Captainry : Power, or command, over a certain district; chieftainship.
Captainship : The condition, rank, post, or authority of a captain or chief commander. ;; Military skill; as, to show good captainship.
Captation : A courting of favor or applause, by flattery or address; a captivating quality; an attraction.
Caption : A caviling; a sophism. ;; The act of taking or arresting a person by judicial process. ;; That part of a legal instrument, as a commission, indictment, etc., which shows where, when, and by what authority, it was taken, found, or executed. ;; The heading of a chapter, section, or page.

Captious : Apt to catch at faults; disposed to find fault or to cavil; eager to object; difficult to please. ;; Fitted to harass, perplex, or insnare; insidious; troublesome.
Captiously : In a captious manner.
Captiousness : Captious disposition or manner.
Captivate : To take prisoner; to capture; to subdue. ;; To acquire ascendancy over by reason of some art or attraction; to fascinate; to charm; as, Cleopatra captivated Antony; the orator captivated all hearts. ;; Taken prisoner; made captive; insnared; charmed.
Captivated : of Captivate

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