1. Adjective
Rising toward the zenith; above the horizon.
2. Adjective
Rising; ascending.
3. Adjective
Superior; surpassing; ruling.
4. Noun
someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)
Vocabulary classified under Academic vocabulary
5. Noun
position or state of being dominant or in control; "that idea was in the ascendant"
Vocabulary classified under Environmental science
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