Question

descend has the same or almost the same meaning as

Explanation:

"Descend" means to move downwards. "Scale" can mean to climb or ascend, "murmur" is related to making a soft - low sound, "surprise" is about an unexpected event, and "descend" is closest in meaning to "scale" among the given options as it also involves movement in a vertical direction (though in the opposite sense of ascending).

Answer:

scale