Question

As the boy grew to be a teenager, he became more defiant with his mother. Based on the suffix, -ant, what does the word "defiant" mean?

Answer 1

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It means that as he got older, he went against his mother wishes, like if she set a 10PM curfew he'd come home at 11 or she told him to dress a certain way and he dressed how he wanted to.

Answer 2

The answer is D) the boy began to disobey his mother.

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