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volatile as in:  a volatile situation

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    My father was a volatile, extremely complicated person, possessed of a brash demeanor that masked deep insecurities.  (source)
    volatile = emotionally unstable (quick to anger)
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    He still had volatile dysentery and was as weak as a blade of grass.  (source)
    volatile = explosive
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    Now guards, staffers, and counselors converge on the quad in panic, trying to herd this volatile gathering of kids back to their places, but no one will leave.  (source)
    volatile = emotionally unstable and unpredictable
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    His baby teeth, which usually gave him an impish, playful appearance, now made him seem unpredictable, volatile.  (source)
    volatile = quick to change
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    "Recently, however, the Hyperion issue has caused the Ultimates to move toward the Volatiles" views.†  (source)
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    But if there is difficulty and volatility in the world of the Tipping Point, there is a large measure of hopefulness as well.  (source)
    volatility = quickness to change
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    “Watch out for that one,” Baz had told me on my very first day, three years ago. “Chef Vlad, he's volatile.”  (source)
    volatile = emotionally explosive
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    Between the Stables and the Volatiles are the Ultimates.†  (source)
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    She did not, indeed, expect Lily to remain equally immovable: she had all the American guardian's indulgence for the volatility of youth.†  (source)
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    Quite a powerful and rare metal, but like the Roman emperors, quite volatile. Be sure never to break that blade....  (source)
    volatile = explosive (emotionally or physically)
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    The Volatiles are the force behind the Secession three centuries ago.†  (source)
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    Our importance, our respectability in the world must be affected by the wild volatility, the assurance and disdain of all restraint which mark Lydia's character.†  (source)
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    Princes, however, married women of the people to keep up the morale of our sometimes volatile nation.  (source)
    volatile = unstable (quick to anger)
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volatile as in:  a volatile liquid

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    You'll still be volatile, but not as bad as before.  (source)
    volatile = prone to physically explode
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    It says that alcohol is a colorless volatile liquid  (source)
    volatile = evaporating rapidly at normal temperatures and pressures
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    Even a small amount of Imperial gold could be incredibly volatile. Exposed to too much heat or pressure, the stuff would explode with devastating impact...  (source)
    volatile = prone to physically explode
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    The act of drinking, sucking, or chewing a substance releases its volatile gases.  (source)
    volatile = evaporating rapidly at normal temperatures and pressures
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    Although flavors usually arise from a mixture of many different volatile chemicals, a single compound often supplies the dominant aroma.  (source)
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    All of these aromas are made through the same basic process: the manipulation of volatile chemicals to create a particular smell.  (source)
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    Recognizing the need for flavor additives, the early food processors turned to perfume companies that had years of experience working with essential oils and volatile aromas.  (source)
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    The invention of gas chromatographs and mass spectrometers — machines capable of detecting volatile gases at low levels — vastly increased the number of flavors that could be synthesized.  (source)
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    Complex aromas, like those of coffee or roasted meat, may be composed of volatile gases from nearly a thousand different chemicals.  (source)
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