| No. | Item | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | adrift | without stability or direction |
| 2. | agitated | disturbed and excited |
| 3. | anarchic | without order or control |
| 4. | belligerent | hostile and aggressive |
| 5. | boiling | showing intense anger or activity |
| 6. | capricious | given to sudden changes |
| 7. | changeable | prone to frequent change |
| 8. | charged | filled with strong emotion |
| 9. | combative | ready to fight or argue |
| 10. | combustible | easily ignited or inflamed |
| 11. | confrontational | inclined to challenge aggressively |
| 12. | contentious | likely to cause argument |
| 13. | cranky | bad-tempered and irritable |
| 14. | dangerous | likely to cause harm |
| 15. | delicate | easily disturbed or harmed |
| 16. | dicey | uncertain and potentially risky |
| 17. | disorderly | lacking order or control |
| 18. | edgy | tense and easily upset |
| 19. | elusive | hard to pin down |
| 20. | erratic | inconsistent and hard to predict |
| 21. | excitable | easily stirred emotionally |
| 22. | explosive | likely to erupt violently |
| 23. | fickle | changing loyalties or feelings easily |
| 24. | fiery | passionate and quick to anger |
| 25. | fitful | irregular and intermittent |
| 26. | fluctuating | rising and falling irregularly |
| 27. | fluid | not fixed; easily changed |
| 28. | fractious | irritable and hard to manage |
| 29. | fraught | filled with tension or risk |
| 30. | frenzied | wildly excited or uncontrolled |
| 31. | hair-trigger | reacting with extreme quickness |
| 32. | haphazard | lacking order or plan |
| 33. | heated | emotionally intense or angry |
| 34. | helter-skelter | in disorderly confusion |
| 35. | high-strung | nervous and easily upset |
| 36. | hotheaded | easily angered and rash |
| 37. | hysterical | extremely emotional and uncontrolled |
| 38. | iffy | uncertain or unreliable |
| 39. | impulsive | acting suddenly without thought |
| 40. | incendiary | likely to provoke conflict |
| 41. | inconstant | not staying the same |
| 42. | inflammable | easily set on fire |
| 43. | irritable | easily annoyed or angered |
| 44. | jerky | moving with sudden uneven motions |
| 45. | jittery | nervous and easily disturbed |
| 46. | knife-edge | in a highly unstable state |
| 47. | labile | readily undergoing change |
| 48. | mercurial | changing quickly and unpredictably |
| 49. | moody | subject to changing moods |
| 50. | mutable | able to change easily |
| 51. | on a knife-edge | in a very unstable condition |
| 52. | on edge | tense and easily upset |
| 53. | oscillating | swinging between extremes |
| 54. | overwrought | too emotional or agitated |
| 55. | patchy | uneven and inconsistent |
| 56. | peevish | easily annoyed or complaining |
| 57. | petulant | childishly bad-tempered |
| 58. | precarious | dangerously unstable or uncertain |
| 59. | protean | taking many different forms |
| 60. | provocative | causing strong reactions |
| 61. | quick-tempered | angered very easily |
| 62. | random | without pattern or predictability |
| 63. | reactive | prone to strong chemical response |
| 64. | restless | unable to stay calm |
| 65. | rocky | unstable or uncertain |
| 66. | roiling | moving turbulently and violently |
| 67. | rudderless | without clear control or direction |
| 68. | runaway | growing beyond control |
| 69. | scattershot | random and inconsistent |
| 70. | shaky | not firm or secure |
| 71. | shifting | continually changing position or state |
| 72. | skittish | easily startled or nervous |
| 73. | slippery | hard to grasp or predict |
| 74. | sporadic | occurring irregularly |
| 75. | storm-tossed | thrown about by turmoil |
| 76. | stormy | marked by violent disturbance |
| 77. | temperamental | liable to sudden mood changes |
| 78. | tempestuous | full of strong emotions or conflict |
| 79. | tense | strained and likely to flare |
| 80. | testy | easily irritated |
| 81. | touchy | easily offended or provoked |
| 82. | tumultuous | very noisy, confused, and unstable |
| 83. | turbulent | full of disorder and change |
| 84. | uncertain | not fixed or dependable |
| 85. | uneven | not steady or regular |
| 86. | unfixed | not settled or stable |
| 87. | unpredictable | hard to foresee or control |
| 88. | unruly | hard to control |
| 89. | unsettled | not calm, fixed, or stable |
| 90. | unstable | likely to change suddenly |
| 91. | unsteady | not stable or constant |
| 92. | vacillating | changing between choices or states |
| 93. | variable | liable to vary |
| 94. | violent | involving sudden physical force |
| 95. | wavering | moving unsteadily between states |
| 96. | weathery | changeable like the weather |
| 97. | wild | hard to control or predict |
| 98. | wobbly | unsteady and shaky |
| 99. | worked up | emotionally agitated |
| 100. | yo-yoing | moving up and down repeatedly |
