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1) (a game played on) a long plank with a person sitting on each end which can raise and fall alternately; any up-and-down or to-and-from movement (seesaw)

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impulsive

(of a person, behaviour) acting on, resulting from an impulse

tending to act without thought

mercurial

(of a person) often changing (in opinion, temper etc)

flighty, temperamental

unprompted

(of an answer, action) not said, done etc as the result of a hint, suggestion etc

tending to act without thought

vertical

(of a line or plane) at a right angle to the earth's surface or to another line or surface

upright

volatile

(of a liquid) that easily changes into gas or vapour; (of a person, mood) changing quickly or easily from one mood or interest to another

explosive, changeable

UP-AND-DOWN as in Wiktionary
UP-AND-DOWN as in Wikipedia