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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?

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Answer:

the word means that he is resists behaving or conforming to what is asked or expected.

Step-by-step explanation:

since the suffix means "against" or "opposite" its safe to assume that the entire word would mean being against doing something that is expected.

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Answer:

B) The boy began to disobey his mother

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