ascent vs assent :

Definitions
  ascent
  • n  an upward slope or grade (as in a road)
  • n  a movement upward
  • n  the act of changing location in an upward direction
  assent
  • n  agreement with a statement or proposal to do something
    he gave his assent eagerly
  • v  to agree or express agreement
    The Maestro assented to the request for an encore
News & Articles
  ascent
  • IU baseball seniors set standard on and off the field
    But the leadership of its four seniors — Michael Basil, Justin Cureton, Walker Stadler and Trace Knoblauch — has been integral in IU baseball’s historic ascent to its first College World Series appearance.
    June 13, 2013 - Indiana Daily Student
  • IU baseball seniors set standard on and off the field
    But the leadership of its four seniors — Michael Basil, Justin Cureton, Walker Stadler and Trace Knoblauch — has been integral in IU baseball’s historic ascent to its first College World Series appearance.
    June 13, 2013 - Indiana Daily Student
  • Dear Business Owner: Tweet or Die
    When customers took to social media, calling a start-up's product ugly, the company went with it--inadvertently fueling a meteoric ascent. Twitter and LinkedIn "are the two greatest management tools that have come along since the invention of e-mail," declared Gregory Shove, the founder and CEO of SocialChorus, speaking to a packed session entitled "Leadership in a Digital Age" at this year’s ...
    June 12, 2013 - Inc Magazine
  assent