This flashcard defines "scandent" as an adjective meaning climbing or ascending.
This flashcard defines "scandent" as an adjective meaning climbing or ascending.
| Back | scandent /SKAN-duhnt/ |
|---|---|
| Front | adjective Climbing or ascending. [From Latin scandere (to climb). Ultimately from the Indo-European root skand- (to leap or climb), which also gave us ascend, descend, condescend, transcend, echelon, and scale. Earliest documented use: 1682.] "They come and vegetate -- early-goers and scandent socialites -- loitering about and small-talking on the pavement; gradually they edge indoors to the crawl of ivy and creeping plants, spreading like gossip through rooms and around corners." - Kol; Fools; Xlibris; 2012. |
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