Warmer summers hasten the retreat of alpine glaciers, exposing rock that has lain buried for millennia.
更暖的夏季加速了高山冰川的退缩，使埋藏千年的岩石暴露出来。
Which choice best defines “hasten”?
D — To hurry; speed up.. “hasten” means To hurry; speed up..
Which word means “To hurry; speed up.”?
D — hasten. “hasten” means To hurry; speed up..
hasten — To hurry; speed up.. In Chinese: 催促；加快.
hasten is pronounced //ˈheɪsn//.
Warmer summers hasten the retreat of alpine glaciers, exposing rock that has lain buried for millennia. (更暖的夏季加速了高山冰川的退缩，使埋藏千年的岩石暴露出来。)
accelerate, expedite, quicken — all close in meaning to hasten (To hurry; speed up.).
delay, impede — each the opposite of hasten (To hurry; speed up.).
Yes. hasten is on the SAT Prep Difficult list — the higher-register words that decide the hard questions. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.
haste(匆忙) + en → 赶紧。