VERSAL
Ver"sal, a.
Defn: Universal. [Obs. or Colloq.] Shak.
VERSANT Ver"sant, a. Etym: [L. versans, p. pr. versare to turn abound frequently, to turn over in the mind, to meditate. See Versatile.]
Defn: Familiar; conversant. [R.]
Men not versant with courts of justice. Sydney Smith.
VERSANT
Ver"sant, n. Etym: [F.]
Defn: The slope of a side of a mountain chain; hence, the general slope of a country; aspect.
VERSATILE Ver"sa*tile, a. Etym: [L. versatilis, fr. versare to turn around, v. freq. of vertere: cf. F. versatile. See Verse.]
1. Capable of being turned round. Harte.
2. Liable to be turned in opinion; changeable; variable; unsteady; inconstant; as versatile disposition.
3. Turning with ease from one thing to another; readily applied to a new task, or to various subjects; many-sided; as, versatile genius; a versatile politician. Conspicuous among the youths of high promise . . . was the quick and versatile [Charles] Montagu. Macaulay.