6
grading(noun, verb, ranking)
5
ascending(verb, adjective, rise, climb, ascending)
5
mounting(noun, verb, rise, climb, ascent)
4
measuring(verb, measuring)
4
rating(noun, verb, measuring)
3
climbing(verb, rise, climb, ascent, ascending)
3
escalade
3
marking(verb, ranking)
3
placing(verb, ranking)
2
ascension(noun, rise, climb, ascent, alpinism)
2
ascent(noun, movement, rise, climb, alpinism)
2
balancing
2
benchmarking(verb, measuring)
2
calibrating(verb, measuring)
2
clambering(verb, rise, climb)
2
climb(noun, rise, ascent)
2
flaking
2
gauging
2
leveling
2
peeling
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