volatile - tending or threatening to break out into open violence

Boxers are very volatile.


mimic - to be an imitation of

The purse was a mimic of chanel.

inchoate - not yet completed or fully developed

A baby would be a inchoate object.

imitate -to mimic; impersonate

The girl imitated me as I blew a bubble.

bulwark - a wall of earth or other material built for defense

The moat served as the bulwark of the castle.

scuttlebutt - a cask on a ship used to hold the day's supply of drinking water
hubris - excessive pride or self-confidence
dearth - famine; an inadequate supply
deference - respectful submission or yielding to the judgment, opinion, will, etc., of another
emulate - to try to equal or excel
endemic - prevalent in or peculiar to a particular locality, region, or people
aborigine - one of the original or earliest known inhabitants of a country or region.
precursor - one that precedes another