Vocabulary - Word Group 11

Word Group : Changing quickly


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Word
Meaning
Sentence
1
Capricious
Given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behaviour
A capricious and often brutal administration
2
Mercurial
1.     Subject to sudden or unpredictable changes of mood or mind
2.     Of or containing the element mercury
1.     His mercurial temperament
2.     Gels containing organic mercurial compounds
3
Volatile
1.     (of a substance) easily evaporated at normal temperatures
2.     Liable to change rapidly and unpredictably, especially for the worse
1.     Volatile solvents such as petroleum ether, hexane, and benzene
2.     The political situation was becoming more volatile



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