ASCENT

• (noun) the act of changing location in an upward direction

  synonyms : ascending , ascension , rise

• (noun) a movement upward

  "they cheered the rise of the hot-air balloon"

  synonyms : ascension , rise , rising

• (noun) an upward slope or grade (as in a road)

  "the car couldn't make it up the rise"

  synonyms : acclivity , climb , raise , rise , upgrade

  I assented my way to success. -added by priyavanjeri

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