Question

read the sentence.
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?
the boy got along better with his mother.
the boy began to disobey his mother.
the boy started to ignore his mother.
the boy wanted to spend more time with his mother.

Explanation:

The word “defiant” means showing resistance or disobedience. In the context of the sentence, as the boy grew into a teenager and became more “defiant” with his mother, it implies he started to disobey her. Option A (got along better) is the opposite. Option C (ignore) is not the same as disobeying. Option D (spend more time) is unrelated to the meaning of “defiant”.

Answer:

B. The boy began to disobey his mother.