Plain brewed coffee contains almost no calories, while coffee with dairy products, sugar, and other flavorings is much higher in calories. An espresso has 20 calories. A nonfat latte has 72, while a flavored one has 134.
ASCENSIVE
ascendant, ascendent, ascensive
(adjective) tending or directed upward; “rooted and ascendant strength like that of foliage”- John Ruskin
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
ascensive (comparative more ascensive, superlative most ascensive)
Rising; tending to rise, or causing to rise.
(grammar) Augmentative; intensive.
Source: Wiktionary
As*cen"sive, a. Etym: [See Ascend.]
1. Rising; tending to rise, or causing to rise. Owen.
2. (Gram.)
Definition: Augmentative; intensive. Ellicott.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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COVERT
(adjective) secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; “covert actions by the CIA”; “covert funding for the rebels”
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