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,
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Read the passage below and answer the question. somehow, it was hotter then: a black dog suffered on a summer’s day; bony mules hitched to hoover carts flicked flies in the sweltering shade of the live oaks on the square. men’s stiff collars wilted by nine in the morning. in the excerpt above, the phrase "stiff collars wilted by nine in the morning" suggests that despite the heat, men still dressed up the men in the town were vain men's clothing appeared its best on hot days the men were not accustomed to wearing nice clothes