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volatile

Adjective B2 – Upper-Intermediate

Likely to change suddenly and unpredictably, especially for the worse, or easily evaporating.

"The stock market has been extremely volatile this month."

In chemistry, "volatile" describes a liquid that evaporates quickly at normal temperatures, a more technical use of the same basic idea.

Synonyms

unpredictable unstable