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