1. Photographers ______the actors in the new movie, snapping photos of them as they walked into the theater for the premier.2. The politician used __________with the media when he discussed his new policies about trade deals with Portugal.3. The hungry lion paced__________behind the barriers of his territory while awaiting food from the zoo keeper.4. His sister thought his actions were truly __________when he left her car window open during the storm, which damaged the interior.

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Answer:

1 - assailed

2 - discretion  

3 - irascibly  

4 - reprehensible

Answer:

  1. Photographers assailed  the actors in the new movie, snapping photos of them as they walked into the theater for the premier.
  2. The politician used  discretion  with the media when he discussed his new policies about trade deals with Portugal.
  3. The hungry lion paced irascibly behind the barriers of his territory while awaiting food from the zoo keeper.  
  4. His sister thought his actions were truly  reprehensible  when he left her car window open during the storm, which damaged the interior.

Explanation:

  1. The verb assailed means "attacked," but in this case it is used figuratively to imply the photographers surrounded the actors.
  2. The noun discretion means "caution or reservation."
  3. The adverb irascibly means "easily provoked."
  4. The adjective reprehensible means "worthy of deserving blame."

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