A rash decision to drain the wetland without prior environmental assessment led to the loss of several rare amphibian habitats.
未经事先环境评估就轻率决定排干湿地，导致几种珍稀两栖动物栖息地的丧失。
Which choice best defines “rash”?
A — Acting too quickly without thinking carefully. “rash” means acting too quickly without thinking carefully.
Which word means “acting too quickly without thinking carefully”?
A — rash. “rash” means acting too quickly without thinking carefully.
rash — acting too quickly without thinking carefully. In Chinese: 轻率的，鲁莽的.
rash is pronounced /ræʃ/.
A rash decision to drain the wetland without prior environmental assessment led to the loss of several rare amphibian habitats. (未经事先环境评估就轻率决定排干湿地，导致几种珍稀两栖动物栖息地的丧失。)
reckless, hasty, imprudent — all close in meaning to rash (acting too quickly without thinking carefully).
cautious, deliberate — each the opposite of rash (acting too quickly without thinking carefully).
Yes. rash is on the SAT Prep Easy list — mid-frequency academic words that do get tested. 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.