Common words:
* adolescent
* convalescent
* effervescent
* incandescent
* luminescent
* opalescent
* putrescent
* reminiscent
* viridescent
Less common words:
* acquiescent
* coalescent
* concrescent
* crepuscular (though not strictly "-escent", it has a similar feel)
* descrescent
* evanescent
* fluorescent
* increscent
* incumbent (again, not strictly "-escent", but shares the -ent ending)
* obtuse (similar to "crepuscular")
* recurrent (similar to "incumbent")
* resurgent
* succinct (similar to "incumbent")
* turgescent
Note: The suffix "-escent" typically indicates a process of becoming or growing, often in a gradual or progressive way.