Lesson 2-Waiting for the Police . Word Study Word formations 3 ascend n。 ascent V a. to go or move upward; to rise b to slope upward; to move upward upon ascendancy or along; to climb ascendant C to succeed to; to occupy Antonyms Examples: descend a The stairs in the five-Star hotel ascend in a graceful curve. descent a They began slowly ascending the rock face a The emperor ascended the kingdom when he was only five. W E BACLesson 2—Waiting for the Police W B T L E I. Word Study v. a. to go or move upward; to rise b. to slope upward; to move upward upon or along; to climb c. to succeed to; to occupy 3. ascend n. ascent scendancy ascendant Word formations Antonyms descend descent Examples: The stairs in the Five-Star hotel ascend in a graceful curve. They began slowly ascending the rock face. The emperor ascended the kingdom when he was only five