slope vs descent

slope and descent both are nouns.

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

As nouns, descent is a hyponym of slope; that is, descent is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than slope:

slope (noun)	descent (noun)
the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the horizontal	the act of changing your location in a downward direction
an elevated geological formation	properties attributable to your ancestry
	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

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