As night fell, the temperature began to descend rapidly.
随着夜幕降临，气温开始迅速下降。
Which word is a synonym for “descend”?
A — fall. “descend” means v. to move or fall downward.
The tired hikers slowly began to ______ from the snowy mountain peak.
A — descend. “descend” means v. to move or fall downward.
descend — v. to move or fall downward.. In Chinese: 下降，下落.
descend is pronounced /dɪˈsend/. It breaks into 2 syllables: de · scend.
As night fell, the temperature began to descend rapidly. (随着夜幕降临，气温开始迅速下降。)
fall, drop, decline, plummet — all close in meaning to descend (v. to move or fall downward.).
Yes. descend appears on the iSEE Vocab Upper list, which covers 800+ words for the ISEE and SSAT.
de-(downward) + scend(climb) → climb downward → descend.