S: (n) biodiversity (the diversity of plant and animal life in a particular habitat (or in the world as a whole)) "a high level of biodiversity is desirable"
S: (n) inconsistency (the quality of being inconsistent and lacking a harmonious uniformity among things or parts)
S: (n) variety, change (a difference that is usually pleasant) "he goes to France for variety"; "it is a refreshing change to meet a woman mechanic"
S: (n) inequality (lack of equality) "the growing inequality between rich and poor"
S: (n) far cry (a disappointing disparity) "it was a far cry from what he had expected"
S: (n) gap, spread (a conspicuous disparity or difference as between two figures) "gap between income and outgo"; "the spread between lending and borrowing costs"
S: (n) gulf, disconnect, disconnection (an unbridgeable disparity (as from a failure of understanding)) "he felt a gulf between himself and his former friends"; "there is a vast disconnect between public opinion and federal policy"
S: (n) disproportion (lack of proportion; imbalance among the parts of something)
S: (n) dispute, difference, difference of opinion, conflict (a disagreement or argument about something important) "he had a dispute with his wife"; "there were irreconcilable differences"; "the familiar conflict between Republicans and Democrats"
W: (adj) disputatious [Related to: dispute] (inclined or showing an inclination to dispute or disagree, even to engage in law suits) "a style described as abrasive and contentious"; "a disputatious lawyer"; "a litigious and acrimonious spirit"
W: (v) dispute [Related to: dispute] (have a disagreement over something) "We quarreled over the question as to who discovered America"; "These two fellows are always scrapping over something"
W: (v) dispute [Related to: dispute] (take exception to) "She challenged his claims"
W: (v) differ [Related to: difference] (be of different opinions) "I beg to differ!"; "She disagrees with her husband on many questions"
S: (n) difference (a significant change) "the difference in her is amazing"; "his support made a real difference"
S: (n) remainder, difference (the number that remains after subtraction; the number that when added to the subtrahend gives the minuend)