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noun
2.
movement upward from a lower to a higher state, degree, grade, or status; advancement: His ascent to the governorship came after a long political career.
3.
the act of climbing or traveling up: Three climbers attempted the ascent of Mount Rainier.
4.
the way or means of ascending; upward slope; acclivity.
5.
EXPANDa movement or return toward a source or beginning.
6.
COLLAPSEthe degree of inclination; gradient: a steep ascent.
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Ascent
is an SAT word you need to know.
So is nonchalance. Does it mean:
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Example Sentences
- During ascent, the diver stops at 150 feet and turns a valve to dump the helium he has been breathing.
- We all know the formula: 10 pounds of extra weight on a 5 percent grade slows your ascent by half a mile an hour.
- Until now scientists have theorized that tool making and meat eating set the conditions for the ascent of man.
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Word Origin & History
ascent
1610s, "action of ascending," from ascend on model of descent; "climbing" sense is from 1753.
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