ascensive

as·cen·sive

[uh-sen-siv]
adjective
ascending; rising.

Origin:
1640–50; ascens(ion) + -ive

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ascensive

adjective
tending or directed upward; "rooted and ascendant strength like that of foliage"- John Ruskin [syn: ascendant
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Ascensive is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
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