| No. | Item | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | acute | sharp, severe, or intense |
| 2. | agitated | disturbed and likely to react |
| 3. | amped-up | highly energized or intensified |
| 4. | armed | prepared to explode or attack |
| 5. | blistering | intensely forceful or severe |
| 6. | blowing up | suddenly exploding or erupting |
| 7. | bomb-like | resembling a bomb in force |
| 8. | brewing | developing toward trouble |
| 9. | brutal | extremely harsh or violent |
| 10. | bursting | breaking open suddenly |
| 11. | cataclysmic | causing sudden violent upheaval |
| 12. | charged | filled with strong tension |
| 13. | combustible | able to catch fire easily |
| 14. | confrontational | inclined toward conflict |
| 15. | contentious | likely to argue or provoke |
| 16. | critical | dangerously important or unstable |
| 17. | detonable | capable of being detonated |
| 18. | detonating | exploding with sudden force |
| 19. | detonative | causing or involving detonation |
| 20. | devastating | causing great destruction |
| 21. | dynamic | full of energy and force |
| 22. | dynamitic | like dynamite in force |
| 23. | earthshaking | having massive impact or force |
| 24. | edgy | tense and easily irritated |
| 25. | electrified | charged with intense excitement |
| 26. | erratic | unsteady and unpredictable |
| 27. | eruptive | bursting out suddenly and violently |
| 28. | escalating | becoming more intense or dangerous |
| 29. | extreme | very great in degree |
| 30. | ferocious | savagely intense or violent |
| 31. | fierce | intensely strong or aggressive |
| 32. | fiery | intensely emotional or combustible |
| 33. | flammable | easily set on fire |
| 34. | flashpoint | ready to ignite or erupt |
| 35. | frantic | wildly agitated or uncontrolled |
| 36. | fraught | filled with tension or danger |
| 37. | frenzied | wildly excited or violent |
| 38. | hair-trigger | reacting with extreme suddenness |
| 39. | hard-hitting | forceful and powerful |
| 40. | heated | intensely emotional or angry |
| 41. | high-octane | very energetic and intense |
| 42. | high-powered | having great force or intensity |
| 43. | high-strung | tense and easily upset |
| 44. | hot-tempered | prone to sudden anger |
| 45. | hysterical | wildly emotional or uncontrolled |
| 46. | incendiary | designed to cause fires or violence |
| 47. | inflammatory | likely to provoke strong reactions |
| 48. | intense | extremely strong or severe |
| 49. | irascible | easily angered |
| 50. | live | active and dangerous |
| 51. | mercurial | changing moods suddenly and unpredictably |
| 52. | nasty | serious, unpleasant, or dangerous |
| 53. | near-boiling | almost erupting with emotion |
| 54. | nitro | highly energetic or volatile |
| 55. | on edge | tense and easily provoked |
| 56. | out-of-control | no longer restrained or managed |
| 57. | overwrought | extremely tense or emotional |
| 58. | pent-up | held back but ready to burst |
| 59. | potent | having great power or effect |
| 60. | powder-keg | ready to erupt violently |
| 61. | power-packed | full of force or energy |
| 62. | powerful | having great force or strength |
| 63. | precarious | dangerously unstable or uncertain |
| 64. | pyrotechnic | relating to fireworks or dramatic effects |
| 65. | quick-tempered | easily angered |
| 66. | raging | violent and uncontrolled |
| 67. | rampaging | moving violently and destructively |
| 68. | reactive | prone to sudden strong reactions |
| 69. | ready to blow | about to erupt violently |
| 70. | red-hot | extremely intense or heated |
| 71. | runaway | increasing beyond control |
| 72. | savage | fierce and violent |
| 73. | searing | intensely strong or burning |
| 74. | sensitive | easily affected or triggered |
| 75. | severe | very serious or harsh |
| 76. | shattering | violently breaking apart |
| 77. | short-fused | quick to become angry |
| 78. | stormy | marked by violent emotion or conflict |
| 79. | superheated | heated beyond normal temperature |
| 80. | tempestuous | full of sudden violent emotion |
| 81. | testy | easily annoyed or irritated |
| 82. | touch-and-go | uncertain and dangerous |
| 83. | touchy | easily angered or set off |
| 84. | trigger-happy | too ready to react violently |
| 85. | tumultuous | full of disorder and upheaval |
| 86. | turbocharged | greatly intensified or energized |
| 87. | turbulent | violent, unstable, and disorderly |
| 88. | ugly | threatening or violent |
| 89. | unbridled | not controlled or restrained |
| 90. | uncontained | not held within limits |
| 91. | unleashed | released with full force |
| 92. | unpredictable | liable to sudden change or reaction |
| 93. | unstable | likely to react dangerously |
| 94. | vicious | deliberately cruel or violent |
| 95. | violent | suddenly forceful or destructive |
| 96. | volatile | likely to explode or erupt suddenly |
| 97. | white-hot | extremely intense or angry |
| 98. | wild | uncontrolled and violent |
| 99. | worked-up | emotionally aroused or upset |
| 100. | wound-up | tense and ready to snap |