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acclivities
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an upward slope or incline of a hill, path, or terrain
- The horse slowed as it approached the rocky acclivity.
- From the base, the acclivity looked steeper than it actually was.
- We chose the gentler acclivity to reach the ridge.
- Rain had made the narrow acclivity slippery and treacherous.
- The old road wound along a sharp acclivity through the forest.
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