Though we live in an era of stunning scientific achievement, many otherwise educated people remain indifferent to or contemptuous of such achievement, even going so far as to ___ their ignorance or basic physic.
A. decry
B. conceal
C. remedy
D. boast of
E. downplay
选 D
翻译：尽管我们生活在一个科技突飞猛进的时代，但很多人不以为然，他们漠视或鄙夷这些进步，甚至吹嘘自己对基础物理的无知。
重复题，17 / 50 第一题。
stunning 令人吃惊的，令人印象深刻的，令人晕倒的
otherwise 不 … (样的)【MWC】paired with an adjective, adverb, noun, or verb to indicate its contrary or to suggest an indefinite alternative
so adj. / adv. as to do something 如此 … 到了做某事的程度
decry 诋毁，贬低其价值
conceal 隐藏，掩盖
remedy 减轻，治愈，改正，清除
boast 夸耀，自吹自擂
downplay 低估，贬低，对 … 轻描淡写、一带而过
