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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4 April 2025

GUILLOTINE

(verb) kill by cutting the head off with a guillotine; “The French guillotined many Vietnamese while they occupied the country”


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International Coffee Day (September 29) is an occasion to promote and celebrate coffee as a beverage, with events occurring in places across the world. A day to promote fair trade coffee and raise awareness for the coffee growers’ plight. Other countries celebrate this event on October 1.

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