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  • 81ascent — [ə sent′] n. [< ASCEND, modeled on DESCENT] 1. the act of ascending, rising, or climbing 2. an advancement, as in rank, fame, etc. 3. a) a way leading up; upward slope; acclivity b) the amount of such slope …

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  • 82acclivity — n. (pl. ies) an upward slope. Derivatives: acclivitous adj. Etymology: L acclivitas f. acclivis (as AC , clivis f. clivus slope) …

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  • 83uphill — adv., adj., & n. adv. in an ascending direction up a hill, slope, etc. adj. 1 sloping up; ascending. 2 arduous, difficult (an uphill task). n. an upward slope …

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  • 84uprise — I. intransitive verb (uprose; uprisen; uprising) Date: 14th century 1. a. to rise to a higher position b. (1) stand up (2) to get out of bed c. to come into view especially from below the horizon 2. to rise up in sound • …

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  • 85Battle of Tours — Infobox Military Conflict Conflict=Battle of Tours partof=the Muslim conquests caption=Charles de Steuben s Bataille de Poitiers en Octobre 732 depicts a triumphant Charles Martel (mounted) facing ‘Abdul Rahman Al Ghafiqi (right) at the Battle of …

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  • 86Oakmont, Pennsylvania — Oakmont redirects here. For other places named Oakmont, see Oakmont (disambiguation). Coordinates: 40°31′10″N 79°50′15″W / 40.51944°N 79.8375°W …

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  • 87Corregidor — Infobox Island name = Corregidor image caption = Map of Corregidor Island locator native name = Isla ng Corregidor native name link = location = Southeast Asia coordinates=coord|14|23|8|N|120|34|23|E|type:isle|display=inline,title archipelago =… …

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  • 88Breath of Fire — This article is about the series. For the first game in the series, see Breath of Fire (video game). Breath of Fire Genres Role playing game Developers …

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  • 89Cueva de las Manos — Cueva de las Manos, Río Pinturas * UNESCO World Heritage Site …

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  • 90Lowland — In physical geography, a lowland is any broad expanse of land with a general low level. The term is thus applied to the landward portion of the upward slope from oceanic depths to continental highlands, to a region of depression in the interior… …

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