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    3. Sacred, inviolable.

Invisibility, n. Invisibleness.

Invisible, a. Imperceptible, unseen, that cannot be seen, incapable of being seen.

Invisibleness, n. Invisibility.

Invita Minerva. [L., With Minerva unwilling.] Without inspiration, without the touch of genius, mechanically, by effort, prosaically.

Invitation, n. Solicitation, bidding, call, summons.

Invite, v. a.

    1. Solicit, bid, summon, call, ask, request.
    2. Allure, attract, entice, lead, draw on, prevail upon.

Inviting, a.

    1. Alluring, attractive, winning, engaging, captivating, pleasing, fascinating, bewitching.
    2. Prepossessing, promising.

Invocation, n.

    1. Supplication, prayer, petition, orison.
    2. Invoking. See Invoke.

In vogue. Fashionable, modish, in fashion, having a run, the rage.

Invoice, n. List (of articles of merchandise shipped or sold), inventory, bill, schedule.

Invoke, v. a. Implore, supplicate, pray, entreat, beg, beseech, importune, solicit, conjure, adjure, call upon, pray to, appeal to, prefer a request to.

Involuntary, a.

    1. Instinctive, automatic, blind, independent of volition.
    2. Unwilling, reluctant, compulsory, against one’s will.

Involution, n.

    1. Complication, intricacy, entanglement.