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| INVIGILATE | | v. (-ting) supervise people taking an exam. invigilation n. Invigilator n. [latin: related to *vigil] | |
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| INVIGORATE | | v. (-ting) give vigour or strength to. invigorating adj. [medieval latin: related to *vigour] | |
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| INVINCIBLE | | adj. Unconquerable. invincibility n. Invincibly adv. [latin vinco conquer] | |
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| INVIOLABLE | | adj. Not to be violated or dishonoured. inviolability n. Inviolably adv. | |
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| INVITATION | | n. - inviting or being invited.
- letter or card etc. Used to invite. | |
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| INVOCATION | | n. - invoking or being invoked, esp. In prayer.
- summoning of supernatural beings, e.g. The muses, for inspiration.
- eccl. The words ‘in the name of the father’ etc. Used to preface a sermon etc. invocatory adj. [latin: related to *invoke] | |
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| INVOLUTION | | n. - involving.
- intricacy.
- curling inwards.
- part that curls inwards. | |
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| IONOSPHERE | | n. Ionized region of the atmosphere above the stratosphere, reflecting radio waves. ionospheric adj. | |
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| IRIDACEOUS | | adj. Of the iris family of plants. | |
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| IRIDESCENT | | adj. - showing rainbow-like luminous colours.
- changing colour with position. iridescence n. | |
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