Vocabulary : Varanus to Variance

Varanus : A genus of very large lizards native of Asia and Africa. It includes the monitors. See Monitor, 3.
Vare : A wand or staff of authority or justice. ;; A weasel.
Varec : The calcined ashes of any coarse seaweed used for the manufacture of soda and iodine; also, the seaweed itself; fucus; wrack.
Vargueno : A decorative cabinet, of a form originating in Spain, the body being rectangular and supported on legs or an ornamental framework and the front opening downwards on hinges to serve as a writing desk.
Vari : The ringtailed lemur (Lemur catta) of Madagascar. Its long tail is annulated with black and white.

Variability : The quality or state of being variable; variableness. ;; The power possessed by living organisms, both animal and vegetable, of adapting themselves to modifications or changes in their environment, thus possibly giving rise to ultimate variation of structure or function.
Variable : Having the capacity of varying or changing; capable of alternation in any manner; changeable; as, variable winds or seasons; a variable quantity. ;; Liable to vary; too susceptible of change; mutable; fickle; unsteady; inconstant; as, the affections of men are variable; passions are variable. ;; That which is variable; that which varies, or is subject to change. ;; A quantity which may increase or decrease; a quantity which admits of an infinite number of values in the same expression; a variable quantity; as, in the equation x2 - y2 = R2, x and y are variables. ;; A shifting wind, or one that varies in force. ;; Those parts of the sea where a steady wind is not expected, especially the parts between the trade-wind belts.
Variableness : The quality or state of being variable; variability.
Variably : In a variable manner.
Variance : The quality or state of being variant; change of condition; variation. ;; Difference that produce dispute or controversy; disagreement; dissension; discord; dispute; quarrel. ;; A disagreement or difference between two parts of the same legal proceeding, which, to be effectual, ought to agree, -- as between the writ and the declaration, or between the allegation and the proof.

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