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

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.

B) The boy began to disobey his mother

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the message which is being conveyed is that if a person does not have the qualified skills to be an writer then he should not and if he becomes then just leave it away..

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the answer can be "credo" it means to believe = the word credo means "an official statement of beliefs"