Both Uses of
daunt
in
The Hound of Rowan
- Mathematics and Science were straightforward and more familiar, if daunting.
Chpt 8 *daunting = discouraging or intimidating
- Undaunted by the silence, Mr. McDaniels rocked back and forth.†
Chpt 15undaunted = not discouraged or intimidatedstandard prefix: The prefix "un-" in undaunted means not and reverses the meaning of daunted. This is the same pattern you see in words like unhappy, unknown, and unlucky.
Definition:
to discourage or intimidate