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The One and Only Ivan
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- I am a wild beast, my friend: untamed and undaunted.
p. 37.5 *undaunted = not discouraged or afraidstandard 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.
- I am untamed, undaunted.
p. 251.7undaunted = 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.
Definitions:
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(1)
(daunt) to discourage or intimidate
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)