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”?
B — 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 804 words for the ISEE and SSAT.
de-(downward) + scend(climb) → climb downward → descend.