Word of the day
volatile
1. liable to change rapidly and unpredictably, especially for the worse
“the political situation was becoming more volatile”
2. (of a person) liable to display rapid changes of emotion
“a passionate, volatile young man”
3. (of a substance) easily evaporated at normal temperatures
“volatile solvents such as petroleum ether, hexane, and benzene”
adjective
/ˈvɑlədl/
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Choose the word that best fits in the phrase
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"His volatile emotions made it _____for his friends to predict how he would react to any given situation."
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- unstable
- inconstant
- fluctuating
- constant
- fixed
- predictable
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