descent vs slope

descent and slope both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
descent	Yes	No	No	No
slope	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, slope is a hypernym of descent; that is, slope is a word with a broader meaning than descent:

Other hypernyms of descent include incline, side.

descent (noun)	slope (noun)
the act of changing your location in a downward direction	the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the horizontal
properties attributable to your ancestry	an elevated geological formation
a movement downward
the hereditary derivation of an individual
a downward slope or bend
the kinship relation between an individual and the individual's progenitors

descent (verb)	slope (verb)
	be at an angle