INVETERATION
In*vet`er*a"tion, n. Etym: [L. inveteratio.]
Defn: The act of making inveterate. [R.] Bailey.
INVICT
In*vict", a. Etym: [L. invictus. See In- not, and Victor.]
Defn: Invincible. [Obs.] Joye.
INVIDIOUS In*vid"i*ous, a. Etym: [L. invidiosus, fr. invidia envy. See Envy, and cf. Envious.]
1. Envious; malignant. [Obs.] Evelyn.
2. Worthy of envy; desirable; enviable. [Obs.] Such a person appeareth in a far more honorable and invidious state than any prosperous man. Barrow.
3. Likely to incur or produce ill will, or to provoke envy; hateful; as, invidious distinctions. Agamemnon found it an invidious affair to give the preference to any one of the Grecian heroes. Broome. — In*vid"i*ous*ly, adv. — In*vid"i*ous*ness, n.
INVIGILANCE; INVIGILANCY
In*vig"i*lance, In*vig"i*lan*cy, n. Etym: [in- not + vigilance: cf.
OF. invigilance.]
Defn: Want of vigilance; neglect of watching; carelessness.