| investigation |
the act of investigating or condition of being investigated. [2 definitions] |
| investigative |
of, relating to, or conducting investigation. |
| investigator |
a person who makes a careful search for information usually in order to answer a question. |
| investiture |
the act or process of endowing, as with a rank or office. |
| investment |
the act or process of investing. [3 definitions] |
| investment bank |
a financial institution in which the underwriting and marketing of security issues is the chief business. |
| investment company |
a company or trust that issues its own securities against the investments it makes in other companies. |
| investor |
one who invests, esp. one who invests at low risk for long-term profit. (Cf. speculator.) |
| inveterate |
persisting in a habit, action, feeling, or the like. [2 definitions] |
| invidious |
tending to arouse feelings of resentment or animosity, esp. because of a slight; offensive or discriminatory. |
| in view of |
taking into account; considering. |
| invigorate |
to fill with energy, strength, or vigor. |
| invigorating |
giving or causing a feeling of being filled with energy or strength. |
| invigoration |
the act of filling with strength, energy, or vitality; stimulation. [2 definitions] |
| invincible |
too strong to be defeated, overcome, or surmounted. |
| in vino veritas |
(Latin) in wine there is truth. |
| inviolable |
absolutely not to be violated or profaned. [2 definitions] |
| inviolate |
not violated, broken, disturbed, or profaned; pure or intact. |
| invisible |
not capable of being seen; not visible. [5 definitions] |
| invitation |
the act of asking someone in an undemanding way to participate in something. [3 definitions] |
| invitational |
a contest restricted to invited participants. [2 definitions] |