precipitous, plunge, immerse, high, infuse, sharp, abrupt, absorb, engulf, engross, more...

gentle, shallow, flat, gradual, level

precipitous, abrupt, clifflike, sheer, vertical, more...

less, rugged, rocky, craggy, more, opposite, wild, long, cold, tall, slippery

severely inclined,   hard to climb,   to infuse,   at quite an incline,   near vertical,   to lay in lavender,   soften by soaking