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abruptness: an abrupt discourteous manner; the quality of happening with headlong haste or without warning; the property possessed by a slope that is very steep

unexpectedness collapse: extraordinariness by virtue of being unexpected; "the unexpectedness of the warm welcome"

impulsiveness collapse: the trait of acting suddenly on impulse without reflection

alacrity collapse: liveliness and eagerness; "he accepted with alacrity"; "the smartness of the pace soon exhausted him"

precipitation collapse: an unexpected acceleration or hastening; "he is responsible for the precipitation of his own demise"; the act of casting down or falling headlong from a height; the falling to earth of any form of water (rain or snow or hail or sleet or mist); the process of forming a chemical precipitate; the quantity of water falling to earth at a specific place within a specified period of time; "the storm brought several inches of precipitation"

upgrade collapse: the act of improving something (especially machinery) by raising it to a higher grade (as by adding or replacing components); "the power plant received a new upgrade"; hardware that provides better performance than an earlier version did; the property possessed by a slope or surface that rises; a reservation that is improved; "I got an upgrade to first class when coach class was full"; software that provides better performance than an earlier version did; to improve what was old or outdated; "I've upgraded my computer so I can run better software"; "The company upgraded their personnel"; give better travel conditions to; "The airline upgraded me when I arrived late and Coach Class was full"; get better travel conditions; "I upgraded to First Class when Coach Class was overbooked"; rate higher; raise in value or esteem

climb collapse: the act of climbing something; "it was a difficult climb to the top"; an event that involves rising to a higher point (as in altitude or temperature or intensity etc.); improve one's social status; "This young man knows how to climb the social ladder"; go upward with gradual or continuous progress; "Did you ever climb up the hill behind your house?"; move with difficulty, by grasping; slope upward; "The path climbed all the way to the top of the hill"

uprise collapse: ascend as a sound; "The choirs singing uprose and filled the church"

uphill collapse: the upward slope of a hill; upward on a hill or incline; "this street lay uphill"; against difficulties; "she was talking uphill"

ascent collapse: an upward slope or grade (as in a road); "the car couldn't make it up the rise"

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