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14 Nouns That End With CENT

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Word Definitions Synonyms
abducent (noun) a small motor nerve supplying the lateral rectus muscle of the eye Synonyms: abducens, abducens nerve, abducent nerve, nervus abducens, sixth cranial nerve
accent (noun) the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch) Synonyms: emphasis, stress
(noun) distinctive manner of oral expression Synonyms: speech pattern
(noun) a diacritical mark used to indicate stress or placed above a vowel to indicate a special pronunciation Synonyms: accent mark
(noun) the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people Synonyms: dialect, idiom
(noun) special importance or significance Synonyms: emphasis
adolescent (noun) a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity Synonyms: stripling, teen, teenager
ascent (noun) the act of changing location in an upward direction Synonyms: ascending, ascension, rise
(noun) a movement upward; rise above the ground Synonyms: ascension, rise, rising
(noun) an upward slope or grade (as in a road) Synonyms: acclivity, climb, raise, rise, upgrade
cent (noun) a coin worth one-hundredth of the value of the basic unit Synonyms: centime, penny
(noun) a fractional monetary unit of several countries
convalescent (noun) a person who is recovering from illness
crescent (noun) any shape resembling the curved shape of the moon in its first or last quarters
demulcent (noun) a medication (in the form of an oil or salve etc.) that soothes inflamed or injured skin
descent (noun) the act of changing your location in a downward direction
(noun) properties attributable to your ancestry Synonyms: extraction, origin
(noun) a movement downward
(noun) the hereditary derivation of an individual Synonyms: ancestry, blood, blood line, bloodline, line, line of descent, lineage, origin, parentage, pedigree, stemma, stock
(noun) a downward slope or bend Synonyms: declension, declination, decline, declivity, downslope, fall
(noun) the kinship relation between an individual and the individual's progenitors Synonyms: filiation, line of descent, lineage
docent (noun) a teacher at some universities
fluorescent (noun) a lighting fixture that uses a fluorescent lamp Synonyms: fluorescent fixture
innocent (noun) a person who lacks knowledge of evil Synonyms: inexperienced person
percent (noun) a proportion in relation to a whole (which is usually the amount per hundred); ten percent Synonyms: pct, per centum, percentage
scent (noun) any property detected by the olfactory system Synonyms: aroma, odor, odour, olfactory property, smell
(noun) an odor left in passing by which a person or animal can be traced
(noun) a distinctive odor that is pleasant Synonyms: aroma, fragrance, perfume

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