TOEFL词汇每日一题：ascending

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　　Then, to connect the pueblos and to give access to the surrounding tableland, the architects laid out a system of public roads with stone staircases for ascending cliff faces.

　　The word "ascending" is closest in meaning to which of following?

　　(A) arriving at

　　(B) carving

　　(C) connecting

　　(D) climbing

　　正确答案：D