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intuition n. instinct, insight, hunch, sixth sense, presentiment,<br />

premonition, foreboding; perception, perceptiveness,<br />

percipience, perspicacity, common sense, mother wit: Intuition<br />

told me I should find the answer here.<br />

invalid° adj. 1 ailing, sick, sickly, ill, infirm, valetudinarian,<br />

disabled: His invalid sister is confined to a wheelchair.<br />

--n. 2 patient, valetudinarian, victim, sufferer, incurable,<br />

cripple, Chiefly US and Canadian shut-in: Many invalids have<br />

claimed complete recovery after a visit to Lourdes.<br />

invalidý adj. void, null (and void), nullified, annulled, repudiated,<br />

untrue, false, faulty, erroneous, wrong, spurious; incorrect,<br />

imperfect, impaired, unsound, untenable, ineffective: He was<br />

driving with an invalid licence. Your reasons for quitting<br />

school are invalid.<br />

invaluable<br />

adj. priceless, valuable, precious, of inestimable or<br />

incalculable value; irreplaceable, irredeemable; costly,<br />

expensive, high-priced, dear: The thieves made off with several<br />

invaluable paintings.<br />

invariable<br />

adj. 1 unchanging, changeless, unvarying, invariant,<br />

unwavering, constant, steady, stable, regular; fixed, fast, set,<br />

rigid, uniform, unfailing, unexceptional: She is invariable in<br />

her opinion of a woman's right to abortion. His invariable<br />

routine calls for a dawn swim, regardless of the weather. 2<br />

immutable, unchangeable, unalterable, unmodifiable: The law of<br />

supply and demand is invariable. 3 permanent, fixed, enduring,<br />

abiding, eternal, unaltered, unvarying, unchanged, unvaried,<br />

unaltered, unmodified: The positions of the stars appear to be<br />

invariable.<br />

invasion n. 1 incursion, raid, foray, intrusion, inroad, encroachment,<br />

trespass, infiltration; infringement, infraction, transgression,<br />

violation: The poachers were charged with invasion of private<br />

property. Unauthorized publication of that material is an<br />

invasion of your rights. 2 attack, assault, onslaught,<br />

aggression, offensive, drive, storming, blitzkrieg: The<br />

armoured divisions succeeded in stopping the invasion.

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