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Dismissive, defiant, brazen

Along with other adjectives, the three from the title appear quite frequently in books.

Dismissive (of somebody/something) = showing that you do not believe a person or thing to be important or worth considering.

Example: "This is Brian, my shoe cleaner" the Lord of the house said dismissively.

Brazen = open and without shame, usually about something that shocks people.

Example: The men's restroom was full so he took brazenly the women's.

Defiant = openly refusing to obey somebody or something, sometimes in an agressive way.

Example: "My Lord, I don't have time to clean your shoes!" said the shoe cleaner defiantly to the Lord of the house.

In the following test, choose the right one of the three adjectives or its corresponding adverb.

Good luck!

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1. "I don't obey to anyone who doesn't say please!" the servant said to his boss.

2. "This is just my little brother" said Lily while showing her new boyfriend around the house.

3. Standing directly next to the sign prohibiting it, Mr Chips took out his cigarettes and started smoking.

4. "I don't go to school today" said the little Nicolas to his mum.

5. When kids become teenagers, they often develop a behaviour toward their parents.

6. Because of his repeated, behaviour toward superiors, the company just fired him.

7. She thinks that she is superior and treats everyone else .

8. "We can do the laundry tomorrow" said little Kevin to his sister. "Let's play this entertaining computer game now!"

9. Little John was picking his nose while listening to the headmaster's announcements.

10. "Just google this for yourself!" the teacher said in response to the student's question. "Let's move on to a more interesting topic!"

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